More than anything, Murakami seems to use music in his stories as a poetic way to point at ideas of inspiration and emotional grounding for his characters.
The Summer We Are 15
Flash growth and learning to survive. A version of this essay was originally published at Medium.com and then with The Good Men Project “Modern Identities” imprint I was 15 in 1973. It was the year my parents began their divorce. It […]
My Story “Like They’re Waiting” Gets Published
I just realized that the folks at Adelaide Literary Magazine published my story “Like They’re Waiting” back in January.
Writing in a Girl’s Voice
Never tell a character in your head to get lost A slightly different form of this essay was published in Medium.com One morning nearly ten years ago, a voice showed up in my head as I was walking up the stairs […]
On Tour with My Book
I am grateful as heck to all the people who have been enjoying Old Music for New People, and to the team at The Story Plant working hard to get folks to pay attention to this story that wants to […]
What Does Gender Mean, Anyway?
I’m happy to say that my new novel Old Music for New People comes out early next week (click here to go to its main landing page). As anyone who loves teens knows, stories about young people coming of age […]
Old Music for New People: Coming Soon
So what’s the book about? Well, there’s a big conversation going on in this country right now about gender identity.
Maybe Everything Depends on the Wedding
What the writer leaves out is the fact that not only do the lovers travel into the sun (such a beautiful and straightforward metaphor for the future) but the rest of the world rides off with them as well.
After My Book Deal: Life Changing or Same Old Struggle?
But, yes, it’s hard to understand why people who write keep pushing the boulder of fiction up a bunch of hills.
