May 27, 2024 | Book Media, Current Ned Note, On Books, On Writing, Past Notes
I was honored to be asked to be this year’s Judge for the Willow Springs Press 2024 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction. After reading all the entries with great diligence, I selected Nightwatch by Mathew Goldberg, and in concert with the Willow Springs team,...
Mar 5, 2024 | Current Ned Note, On Writing, Past Notes
New Book News! In recent months, I’ve been writing a memoir… and I’ve now completed a first draft. Tentatively titled “Seven Deaths,” the story interweaves my own near-death experiences over the years with my stumbling, staggering,...
Feb 2, 2024 | Current Ned Note, On Books, Past Notes, Reviews
First great read of the New Year! This wonderful, amazing, powerful insightful novel tells a story of our generation. I’ve longed for a novel that is this all-encompassing, this full of heart, and this honest about the current media environment in which we live....
Jan 1, 2024 | Current Ned Note, Past Notes
Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you....
