Yup, true for me most of the time.

For those interested in book object art/design, if you haven’t already explored the archives at A Journey Round My Skull, I hope you have a couple hours…

Slate’s audio book club is talking about Cheever’s “The Swimmer” and O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” Don’t know why they’re doing that, but uh– sweet? Yes, sweet. **UPDATE** “And the reason we’re doing this is there are two big new biographies out of each writer.” – Meghan O’Rourke, 00:39.

Mathias Svalina: “Some things I regret now that I am leaving New York.”

HTMLGiant gets kind props from Dennis Cooper’s Candidates for Best of 2009 Top 10 List: Internet. Many other Giant favorites are all mentioned including Ellen Kennedy, Brian Evenson, Vanessa Place, Dalkey Archive, and my gracious gracious self. Thanks Dennis! Check it out and share your own.

Deb Olin Unferth’s “Wait Till You See Me Dance” is the featured short fiction in this month’s Harper’s. A thousand huzzahs.

Ken showed me this: Electric Literature. Looks amazing. $1000 for contributors, beautiful design, various mediums, etc. Nice’ns. Enjoy the weekend fellas and fellettes.

I know, I know, lots of Susie Bright posts lately, but I have to share what she shared. I really want to buy this book she mentions on her blog, How to Make Love to Adrian Colesberry by Adrian Colesberry. It sounds brilliant.

A new issue of Colored Chalk will be edited by Richard Thomas and he’s accepting submissions for its “heaven and hell”  issue (500 to 1500 words) until June 30th. I’m polishing up a piece on heaven for submission.

Check out the winner of the Lamination Colony ‘This is not not a Contest’ contest, chosen from over 200 entries, Bobby Alter from Portland OR. Bonus author interview here.