Essays

The following essays have appeared in magazines and anthologies:

•“Crucibles: Walser Before & After,” in AGNI 73 (spring 2011), on the thematic concerns of Swiss writer Robert Walser before and after his adoption of a famously miniscule handwriting.

•“Crucibles: Intimations of Randomness,” in AGNI 69 (spring 2009), on essayist Brian Christian and the unexpected link between art and white noise.

•“Untwining,” in Labor Pains and Birth Stories, edited by Jessica Powers (Catalyst Books Press, 2009).

•“Crucibles: The Orchestration of Surprise,” in AGNI 67 (spring 2008), on translation and the magic of Kafka.

•“Crucibles: ‘Let Us Imagine,’ ” in AGNI 65 (spring 2007), on Polish novelist Magdalena Tulli and the historical roots of experimental fiction.

•“Looking for Courage,” in Conscience, Consequence: Reflections on Father Daniel Berrigan, edited by Askold Melnyczuk (Arrowsmith Press, 2006).

•“Crucibles: Report on a Report,” in AGNI 64 (fall 2006), on Michael Mejia and the possibilities for a new political fiction.

•“Fabulously Real,” in AGNI 59 (spring 2004). This essay received special mention in the 2006 Pushcart Prize anthology and was reprinted in Margin: Exploring Modern Magical Realism (winter 2005).

•“Contradiction and Character,” in The Writer’s Chronicle (May/summer 2004).