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July 12, 2013 By cheryl

Spam Fries with Key Lime Dip: A Perfect Munchies Hit

A little bit of excitement occurred recently — I just had my first piece of fiction published in an anthology!

It’s a short story titled “Ganja Ghosts” — about, well, smoking the you know what in Singapore. And it’s appeared in a lovely book called “The Marijuana Chronicles,” edited by the brilliant artist and bestselling mystery writer Jonathan Santlofer.

In addition to Jonathan, there are stories in there by Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child and more. To say I’ve been thrilled would barely even begin to describe it. And yes, all of you should absolutely run right out now and buy a copy!

So, it seemed like a celebration was in order — and thankfully, my Let’s Lunch mates were on board. For this month’s lunch date, we decided to share our ideas for perfect “munchies” …

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Filed Under: Books, Let's Lunch, Recipes, Singaporean, Snacks, So Good It Must Be Bad For You Tagged With: Jonathan Santlofer, Joyce Carol Oates, Key Lime, Lee Child, Mayo, Singapore, Snack, Spam Fries, The Marijuana Chronicles, Wild Oats

January 30, 2013 By cheryl

The Next Big Thing: A Preview

A lovely thing came out of writing my first book — I discovered a community of authors.

Through weeks-long residencies at artist colonies Yaddo and Djerassi, I lived with and learned from writers (and other artists) who listened to my stories and shared many of their own. All of this inevitably led to lasting friendships in which we’ve cheered one another on from coast to coast.

So when the talented and enormously entertaining Peter Mountford (my Yaddo mate as I holed up to write A Tiger in the Kitchen in 2010) invited me to join in on “The Next Big Thing Blog Hop,” I was most happy to oblige.

As Peter — author of A Young Man’s Guide To Late Capitalism — explained, this blog hop is a chance for authors to tell you what they’re working on. Authors answer 10 questions about their next book, tag the person who tagged them and at least five other authors. (You can read Peter’s piece about his second novel, The Dismal Science, here.)

Many thanks for the invite to the party, Peter. And here you all go — a sneak preview of what I’ve been cooking up in my little writing room …

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Filed Under: Books, Writing Tagged With: A Tiger In The Kitchen, Akashic Books, Baltimore Noir, Barbara Brauner, Booker Prize, Books, Boston Noir, Bronx Noir, Dennis Lehane, Djerassi, Fiction, Gordon Dahlquist, James Mattson, Jeet Thayil, Joe Yonan, Joyce Carol Oates, Kenneth Slawenski, Laura Lippman, Lawrence Osborne, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Memoir, Narcopolis, Neal Thompson, New Jersey Noir, Nova Ren Suma, Peter Mountford, Pulitzer, S.J. Rozan, Singapore Literature Prize, Singapore Noir, The Forgiven, The Next Big Thing, Writing, Yaddo

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