COVER REVEAL: I'm super excited to share the cover of my story collection After Last Call, coming out next April from @malarkeybooks.bsky.social. And thanks to @mrwojorising.bsky.social for the amazing work he did designing the cover 💙
Pre-order link: malarkeybooks.com/store/afterl...
Writer, teacher. Up next: PENITENT, a novel (2028, Doubleday). Out now: APPLESEED, a novel (2021, Mariner). REFUSE TO BE DONE, a guide to novel revision (2022, Soho Press).
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Will Musgrove
It feels almost ridiculous to say it, but it turns out the Parthenon at sunrise is pretty stunning.
Matt Bell
1982! The novel has been dead almost since it first came to life.
Visited the Ancient Agora in Athens today, and found the Temple of Hephaestus surprisingly moving. As I was reviewing my photos, it occurred to me that probably no Ancient Greek had a way to make their vision so wide angle as to see it the way my iPhone did this morning.
It's 12 euros to get in, and at opening time it was populated entirely by smiling runners taking laps. Good to see your tribe all in one place!
The jet trail might’ve blown their minds too, I suppose!
This morning, the owner of my Athens neighborhood grocery took two “expensive” wine bottles from me and replaced them with cheaper bottles that are truly very good and perfect for a last nip on my rooftop terrace with the Acropolis in view. An impossible thing for so many versions of me to imagine.
