The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Orphan Master’s Son” talks about trauma, the world of the future, and his new collection of short fiction, “Fortune Smiles.”
Nearly all of us have a favorite teacher from our youth—someone who worked relentlessly to help you reach your potential, someone who opened your eyes to new possibilities, someone who shrink-rayed you and sent you careening into your classmate’s lower intestine. That last one will sound familiar to anyone who’s ever hopped aboard Ms. Frizzle’s Wild Ride, […]
Another New Year’s Day has come and gone, and we’re now firmly mired in the January blahs. If you’re anything like me, your vague, lofty pledges to “eat healthier” and “take the stairs more” have fallen by the wayside already (I keep finding myself on the elevator, eating a dozen donuts). But fear not—it isn’t […]