Roy Kesey at Recommended Reading. I admit, I enjoy how everyone agonizes over having to choose one literary journal. Also: Rumpus Book Club interview with Kesey here.

J. Robert Lennon's self-help titles.

MFA Mondays at Jessie's, starting here.

"I've been to a few readings that have merited a 40 minute (or longer) reading, primarily because the author actually knew how to read, which is to say they modulated their voice periodically, sped up and slowed down, paused, and generally didn't sound like a fucking robot."

Elizabeth Browne on women, rejection, and the VIDA numbers.

I need a writing staycation.

Vermin on the Mount interviews with Bonnie ZoBell, Heather Fowler.

I suck at platform games, so I'm suspicious of how decent I am at The Great Gatsby.

Mud Luscious Press is, as always, up to interesting things.

Janet Potter on Patton Oswalt's Zombie Spaceship Wasteland.

"These young short story writers cannot stop inserting music and lyrics into scenes."

List of Independent Alternatives to Closed Borders Bookstores. Some of the mileages are terrifying.

Why some SFF crosses over, and some doesn't. (via)

Lisa Romeo on reading Jay-Z.

USC faculty on workshopping.

Recognize the guy in this picture? (Answer.)