I was recently sitting with a group of writers to whom Bill Meyers said, in so many words, while this isn't his most popular book, it's his personal favorite. So of course I had to read it. I gave this book 4 instead of 5 stars only because, as Meyers implies in the novel's introduction, fictiona...
There are very few books I can read more than once--not because I don't often find good books, but because there are so many books I haven't read and want to and don't want to spend time on books I've already read. Bill Myers' brilliant story, Eli, is one of the few (along with anything by Amy Ta...
SQUAWK. BEAMME UP!”Scott reached over and stroked Cornelius with the eraser tip of his pencil. The parrot craned his neck this way and that, making sure Scott hit all the right spots.Ah, ecstasy …It was 5:30 p.m. Friday night. Scott didn’t have to be at Hubert’s for the next campaign of Crypts an...
With a jab, she punctured the night air in Scott’s direction. A harsh crackle roared in the distance followed by several flashes of light. The drapes by the open window flailed about like two sails in the wind, beating against the mad rush of angry air. The ghostlike figure leaned over his bed. H...
A gonzo success thanks to Tuna’s incredibly smart brain, my incredibly good looks, and our incredible incredibleness. End Transmission All night long, TJ tossed and turned, worrying about what gift to get Dad. Finally she had her solution: a nice, big wad of cash . . . exactly one dollar more tha...
After receiving outloopish gift, she appears more gur-roid than ever. Cause unknown. Maybe she’s allergic to parrots. End Transmission The sun was just rising as Chad Steel sat on his surfboard, waiting for the next set of waves to roll in. School wouldn’t start for another hour. But that was oka...
From a distance I couldn’t exactly make out what it was, but I didn’t have to. The sound gave it away: Crunch, Crunch, Crunch Crunch, Crunch, Crunch Crunch, Crunch, Crunch Then, of course, there was the smell. Nothing comes close to the delicately scented aroma of extra crispy, extra extra salty,...
I rolled over and picked up the phone off the night stand. The time showed 12:43. Just after midnight. Too early for Lucy to be calling about yoga. The caller ID said, 'Anna'. I answered. “Anna, what's...