On Sunday, May 19, 2024, I will be giving a presentation entitled “Marda’s 7 Stages of Sight” to the Daphne du Maurier Society of North America about her unforgettable short story, “The Blue Lenses,” which first appeared in Du Maurier’s 1959 collection The Breaking Point. For more information about this special event, please visit Daphne…

THE BAD GIG (C) Copyright 2000 by Michael S. Shum (aka DJ Snuggles) The bad gig is an event that makes a DJ question whether all the time and hassle is worthwhile. There are several factors that contribute to making a gig horrible. The most frequently mentioned ones, from my own personal experience and from…

In the latest installment of Battle Chronicles, the podcast of the Golden Age of DJ Battle, Pasha Kamber breaks down the historic 1997 ITF World Championships, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco.

Jaclyn Watterson and I will be hosting a free flash form workshop Monday, June 22, 2:30-5:30, as part of Manhattanville College Summer Writers’ Week 2020. For more information or to register, click here.

Thanks to the production of Jude Brewer and music of Talk Station for accompanying me on this gorgeous rendering of “Cousin Kay” (originally appeared in Burrow Press Review in 2015).

Milkweed Books: This spirited debut is my go-to pick lately when customers come into the store wanting a temporary respite from the news. The novel tracks the lives of a few workers and gamblers at a mysterious casino in the Pacific Northwest. The reading payoff is huge, and comes from having the story told by…