Sep 20
My first time on Prednisone has unearthed Norseman rage. What is this stuff, how does it work so well on poison ivy, and why does it make me want to wrestle world-serpents?
Sometimes a random internet browse leads to something good. In this case a tongue-devouring isopod:
It’s a fish-specific parasite that replaces the fish’s tongue with itself. Then it just hangs out, nibbling on blood and mucus while the fish…well, the fish continues being a fish. Does anyone else notice a [...]
More»Sep 18
Micah old man, I’m about half the way through GODS OF ABERDEEN and I’m enjoying it immensely. I particularly enjoy the precision and elegance of your writing. I really look forward to more of your work. We’re both Nathans, but I don’t think we’re related. I also have a new nephew named Micah–the name’s coming in at last, like somebody’s boat. All the [...]
More»Sep 13
I’m working on a major announcement in the graphic novel realm, involving an adaptation of a storied franchise. Details as they emerge.
I have a horrendous case of poison ivy. Yesterday a weeping, leathery patch covered my right forearm, and the itching was…well, it was as though a nest of hornets erupted beneath my skin. Benadryl did nothing, cortisone did nothing, but then I discovered a poultice of kosher salt and baking soda. The blisters dried, the itching stopped, and now [...]
More»Sep 11
Web wunderkind Andrew Boni has done his job and my site is reborn. MicahNathan.com is all growns up.
(Aside from some lingering menu issues but those will be fixed)
So how do we mark this occasion? With shameless plugging of current and future endeavors? Nah–we’ve had enough of those for awhile. How about an update of my life as a graduate student at Boston University’s writing program? Self-indulgent, yes. But this is a website for Crikey’s sake. We traffic in self-indulgence.
So here’s [...]
More»Sep 10
And so we’ve almost arrived at the final-ish version of my new site. Some menu items needs fixing, some photos need removing/adding, and some typos need destroying. But the vibe is complete. WYSIWYG. My shortlisted story Simulacrum is now available at DIAGRAM’s site.
More»Jul 12
Last night I had a dream in which my previous life was revealed. I was a naturalist/explorer with a penchant for obscure martial arts, exotic food, and jungle-enshrouded cities. This revelation explains everything, from my minor obsession for preserved specimens (some research reveals the octopus-in-a-jar I recently obtained from a private seller originates from the South Seas, circa 1890) to my love of all things hermetic, to my Spartan workout habits involving feats of unusual strength (two-finger pushups, etc.).
But if [...]
More»Jun 23
The rain continues and my yard is turning Cambodian by way of New England. Our Dutch farm wall is surrounded by lush green hyper-growth, algae creeps along the side of our house, and insects the size of staplers cling to our window screens. Let the whiners and moaners complain about weather. I like the rain. All of it.
My short story “Simulacrum” is a finalist for DIAGRAM magazine’s Innovative Fiction Contest, which means you can find my [...]
More»Jun 15
Bio: Updated. New semi-confidential writing project: Screenplay for a major studio head, based on a 1980’s bestselling novel. I said I’d never dip my toes into the shark tank again–at least, without thinking long and hard–so I’ve thought long and hard and this time I’m bringing a cage, a spear gun, and a bucket of fresh chum. We’re hoping to get the screenplay finished by late August, just in time for school. At which point I won’t need to be [...]
More»Jun 9
Hi Micah:
As a published author do you have to deal with rejection and if so how do you do it without tearing out your hair?
Three initial points:
1. Being published does not make me rejection-proof.
2. Being published is evidence of frequent rejection.
3. I’m 35 and I still have all my hair, so why mess with a fortunate thing?
A dozen or so agents passed on my first novel. My second novel took me one year to write and three years to [...]
More»May 25
We have a publication date for MEMPHIS IS BURNING and that date is June of 2010, which sounds far away but really isn’t. Editing begins later this summer, then we work on the cover, and then I turn my attention to the next book.
What is that next book? Who can say. A few ideas are currently battling it out, during those fews hours every day that I’m not working on the destruction of poison ivy in our forest. My God [...]
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