I had a great time at the Ninth International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies (aka the Elmira Quadrennial) earlier this month. Smoked a cigar on the hilltop where Twain wrote most of his major works while a few Twain scholars played spirituals on mandolin and guitar.

On the writing front, I have two non-fiction projects on the burner—one short (about Twain), one very long (about pulps), both taking more time than I’d hoped. More news as it comes.