No ideas but in things

I'm the author of the chapbook "Call it a Window" (Midwest Writing Center, 2012). This is a collection of inspirations.
Wow, I had no idea that Gabriel Garcia Marquez was still alive. NONE. (Is this a sign of a thick-walled ivory tower?) Oh, but to answer the question: Lorrie Moore. And short stories are far superior to novels anyway.

Wow, I had no idea that Gabriel Garcia Marquez was still alive. NONE.

(Is this a sign of a thick-walled ivory tower?)

Oh, but to answer the question: Lorrie Moore. And short stories are far superior to novels anyway.

(Source: rustbelts)

long bus trip thoughts

Before leaving for Boston I was flipping through old notebooks and found a page that had been signed by Lorrie Moore. It said, “Dear Monica, What are you going to do with this page?”