Archive - Nice Try

Reviews of My Life

monkeys, bunnies, bats, rams, and Sophie

May 28 •

April 2025

Back Among the Living

I’ve been on nightshift for the last six weeks, working fourteen hour clips, sometimes with Sunday off, sometimes not.

Apr 1 •

February 2025

a story from my collection Double Bird

Feb 1 •

December 2024

Take a Penny, Leave a Penny

A stork flies over our lake, dropping a baby to a woman paddling a canoe.

Dec 29, 2024 •

November 2024

How to Write a Novel By Hand

Some Methods I Use These Days/Nights

Nov 24, 2024 •

Last night he left his car at a parking meter which was in effect, anon, exactly now, and he didn’t have any quarters and hadn’t had ever had any…

Nov 8, 2024 •

October 2024

Lucas wrote and said one of the links on my websites, which used to be for a short story called “E-A-D-G-B-E” goes to a Russian porn site.

Oct 26, 2024 •

September 2024

On Stephen King, Comic Books, Proust, and Chekhov

a lil critical essay on Cycle of the Werewolf too

Sep 28, 2024 •

Nice Try is a reader-supported publication.

Sep 27, 2024 •

How to Reverse Outline Your Novel (and More)

Sep 14, 2024 •

I just got done rewatching Psycho, which if you don’t know has a very famous shower scene where a lady gets killed with a butcher knife.

Sep 7, 2024 •

July 2024

Bud Smith Interview

Published on Gemini Sessions • Jul 30, 2024

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