Hi!

I'm a writer and an associate professor of English at Northwestern University and the author of the horror novel Extended Stay (University of Arizona Press / Camino del Sol, 2023) and of the story collection Best Worst American (Small Beer Press, 2017). I’m also a core faculty member for StoryStudio and the fiction editor for Jackleg Press. I live with my family near Chicago.

I'm a giant fan of Vladimir Nabokov. All the old Nabokov stuff is still in the site: just click here. If you're just looking for Nabokovilia, click here.

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