Edited by Sherry Ellis, the anthology has loads of “get you started” prompts by Gay Talease, Robin Hemley, Madeleine Blais , Jenny Boully, Honor Moore, David Gessner, Rebecca McClanahan, Robert Atwan and more. It’s like a K-Tel Hits Package of nonfiction writers all under one roof. Check it out.  

This year is especially gratifying because my very close friends and former MFA peers, Bryan Fry and Stephanie Lenox, are two of the three founding masterminds behind Blood Orange Review.  I remember the day Bryan called and asked me to write something for their journal. “We’re doing a special issue on failure,” he said. “And naturally, we thought of you.” I hemmed and hawed, and finally agreed to write something. Glad I did. You can read, “On Falure,” by clicking here.

In the meantime, check out this Book of Dads interview with editor Ben George, Jim Shepard, and Darin Strauss on the Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC. It’s a great interview and my essay even gets a shout-out around minute 27.

Borne on Air: Essays by Idaho Writers

Edited by Mary Clearman Blew and Phil Druker, the anthology is the third installment in a series on the elements. Previous volumes include Written on Water and Forged in Fire.