He grew up in Iowa and
attended the Iowa Writers'
Workshop, and then later the University of Paris.

His short fiction has appeared in
The New
England Review, The North American Review
and
Aethlon, as well as other magazines. His story
"Prospects of Joy" was selected for the
Book of
Eros
anthology.

He
also publishes nonfiction and reviews. A new
essay is forthcoming in
The Antioch Review.

He is currently on leave from the University of
Poitiers and is working on his new novel,
Prospects of Joy.
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