My story "The Artists Pentaptych" just went live at Lone Star Stories. Go. Read. Yeehaw!

Okay. I've had to redefine my deadlines until the end of the year to account for some more academic stuff, and it helps to write it down. This is just for me, so feel free to ignore the rest of this entry and read my story instead.

1. Critique stories for ENG588 (11/30)
2. Get PhD recommendation info to thesis committee members (12/3)
3. Look over SCS edits (12/3)
4. Draw up contracts for SCS contributors and send out payments (12/3)
5. Rewrite "Irregardless" and "Stuck" for ENG588 (12/7)
6. Write 3 response papers for ENG558 (12/10)
7. Finish "Reality, Interrupted" and submit to Polyphony (12/15)
8. Submit "A Lull in the Conversation" to IAFA Graduate Student Award chair (12/31)
9. Submit PhD applications to 7 schools (12/31)

Now Reading:
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

Stories Out to Publishers:
7

Books Read This Year:
63

Zines/Graphic Novels/Fiction Mags Read This Year:
31