In this travel piece for the Japan Times, I meet a Buddhist monk on a mountaintop, then run into a gaggle of girls who have come to worship the sunrise. Enjoy!                                                 […]

I am thrilled to announce that my new short story collection is out in the world! You can order “A Good Place to Leave a Lover” here. This book was years in the making, a true labor of love. The stories have been called moving, rich and entertaining, as well as sensual, masterful and subversive.