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Jun.17.2013
I'm still sore.
Last week I volunteered at an organic farm just across the river in Illinois, and spent my day packing CSA boxes, weeding beets, planting lettuce and watermelons, learning to trellis tomatoes, fertilizing eggplants, harvesting scallions, and digging up turnips. I spent my day...
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Jun.07.2013
So, if you follow me on Twitter or like my page on Facebook (hey, this might be a good time to do one or the other—or both!), you'll have noticed this week that there appears to be a huge (no, really, it's HUGE!) e-book sale going on at the moment. For starters, my debut novel Detours can be had...
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Jun.06.2013
It always takes me a while to edit photos once I come back from a trip. This is not necessarily because I'm a perfectionist, but more typically because I'm not the world's best picture-taker, so I rely on Photoshop and Camera Raw to salvage what I can.
Without further ado, here are the shots I...
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Jun.05.2013
Over at The Novel Approach blog there's a review of The Other Man, which contains my essay "What If?" along with essays by 20 other writers on the topic of infidelity. In addition, the poster asked each of the writers included in the anthology to answer the question: “How difficult was it to...
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Jun.04.2013
Last night was a really good night for writers I know. It was the 25th annual Lambda Literary Awards, and a number of friends, peers, and new acquaintances came out winners:
J.M. Redmann, Lesbian Mystery, for Ill Will (and—AND!—she got married yesterday!)
D.L. King, Lesbian Erotica, for The Harder...
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May.20.2013
Getting into Jamie's head was far too easy. I've been him. I've lived through those days. And there are some phenomenal lines from Ricker here that perfectly capture the mindset of Jamie (and the everykid he represents). This story, part of Speaking Out!, is a perfect example of the anthology...
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May.09.2013
I know we all hate (or are supposed to hate) self-promotion, but you know what I love to do? Write. I also like a good deal as much as anyone else, so here's the deal. My story, "Maternal Instincts," is on sale for 40% off over at Untreed Reads. That's the cover over there on the right. It's a...
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May.07.2013
Now that this semester (and the first year) of grad school is over, I'm back home enjoying some down time with my partner and our dogs, and catching up with friends.
And working on my thesis.
At the moment, my goal is to finish my degree by next May. The project I'm planning for my thesis is a...
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Apr.30.2013
As I mentioned before, I'll be giving a reading in May at the Saints & Sinners Literary Festival in New Orleans. I always look forward to this conference, and I'm especially excited to be reading from my forthcoming novel (which I've also mentioned before and will likely mention again and...
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Apr.24.2013
(Bonus points if you get the paraphrased reference in the subject line.)
I think I've probably said before that, in my time in Vancouver at graduate school, I can't say that I've missed St. Louis all that much. Yes, I miss Michael, and yes, I miss my dogs, as well as my friends there (and also my...
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Apr.19.2013
The Saints & Sinners Literary Festival is an annual must-attend event on my calendar. This year it's from May 23–26 and is, as always, in the wonderful city of New Orleans (home to plenty of sinners—and maybe one or two saints). In past years, I've attended workshops given by writers such as...
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Apr.09.2013
I'm almost done with my first year of grad school. To say that's a relief would be an understatement, but at the same time I've really enjoyed the experience. I have one story left to revise for a workshop, and once that's done I'll be turning my attention to my thesis, which is going to be a...
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Apr.05.2013
As I mentioned earlier, I have an essay in the upcoming anthology The Other Man. It'll be coming out in e-book format first, followed by a print edition a short time later. Here's the link for the e-book. And here's the link for the print edition. In either case, you'll also get to read an excerpt...
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Mar.23.2013
Let's end the week on a high note. Here's the cover art for the anthology The Other Man, edited by Paul Allen Fahey and being published by JMS Books, which will include my essay "What If?"
And oh my, I'm listed at the top! (Although, as a graphic designer, I realize that's because the shape of...
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Mar.18.2013
So, I'm going to be participating in a reading this Wednesday, March 20, at a chocolate shop called CocoaNymph, hosted by my friends and fellow MFA'ers Ruth Daniell and Kayla Czaga. Chocolate and sexy literature—what's not to like about that? And check out that adorable event poster. How could I...
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About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Ricker is a writer, editor, and graphic designer. His first novel, Detours, is available from Bold Strokes Books. His writing has appeared in the literary magazine Collective Fallout and the anthologies Paws and Reflect, Fool for Love: New Gay Fiction...
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