Tiny L.A. Landmarks

I just had to share these small-scale models of L.A. landmarks by artist Al Alu, including the Formosa Cafe, Griffith Park's Trails Cafe, the New Beverly Cinema, Pinks, and Tail O' the Pup. From Curbed.

Los Angeles Book Club

I'm trying a new thing, a virtual book club where we read and discuss books about Los Angeles. Read my explanation here.

And if you're interested in "joining" this virtual book club in an informal, totally non-binding way, why, please do! Just leave a comment on the column so I know you're in, even though—and I cannot stress this enough—being "in" does not obligate you to do anything, ever.

Next Step, Solid Gold Rocket Car

I just signed my first book contract!

Yes, it's for an anthology, not a solo endeavor (yet), but I'm still pretty excited.

More information will be coming at the end of the month . . .

Easter came early this year. Well, late, actually.

Small News is Good News

Another nice if brief mention of my story "“The New Yorker Fiction Section Presents: Killer Robots From Space" in Monkeybicycle.

Unlikely Animal ... Something

Thank you, Grant, for turning my attention to this truly wonderful thing.

No, I don't think "wonderful" is quite the right word.

"Working" From "Home"

"Trying to meet a deadline while locked in a house with a two-year-old and a three-month-old is like trying to pick your handcuff lock from the inside of a submerged steamer trunk."

I'm back on The Nervous Breakdown.