Zafon’s book, Shadow of the Wind, was the 2015 One Book One San Diego selection. Dean interviewed him at the downtown San Diego Public Library.
My Nov. 22 2015 New York Times story about the Literary Scene in Iceland made the national news in that country, and was on the front page of the national broadcasting service website. You can…
Read more
This story of mine originally appeared in the New York Times Nov. 22, 2015 Standing in the dark outside the Reykjavik public Library in the relentless damp chill that comes with a light rain…
Read more
This essay of mine originally appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog. I think it was the ax that made me stop the longest. It was the ax a man used to break up his…
Read more
This essay of mine originally appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog. David and I walk through the hilly, rocky area that used to be his bean field. He reaches down and pulls up a…
Read more
This essay of mine originally appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog. I have a friend who rides bikes. Expensive bikes. Ultra-light bikes. And you know what the rule is about bikes, right? The lighter…
Read more
This essay of mine first appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline blog. If you’re traveling this summer, there is a chance you’ll be going through an airport or two. Would you mind if I offered…
Read more
This essay of mine first appeared on Donald Miller’s Storylineblog on June 4, 2015. When one has a literature degree and no plans for graduate school or a career in teaching, and no real sense…
Read more
This essay of mine appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog. One of the reasons I looked forward to moving back to the town where I grew up was that my best friend through my teenage…
Read more