Davis Schneiderman and Cris Mazza discuss book publicity, the perils of the new media universe, leprechauns, and dogs.

A blunt look at death, family and all the usual pop culture concerns that describe Ben Tanzer’s best work.

Matthew Gavin Frank meditates on Mexican mole and Key West French-kisses.

This is how turning down food or drink, when traveling in Mexico, can logically lead to the purchase of a used knife from an old man with scar-tattoos.

Weary travelers weave through Mexico City, prepare for a departure to the mellower state of Oaxaca, and find that, in the city square, even in 80 degrees, it is snowing.

Please explain what just happened.

Everything? Nothing? It’s hard to say—I’m a planner, probably due to my compulsive nature, so I’m always looking more the future than the past. But, I did just send out a pitch packet for my (hopefully) forthcoming graphic novel Terminus. I’ve also been playing a lot of Mass Effect 2. A lot.

What is your earliest memory?

Running around outside my house on the South Side of Chicago, wearing Superman sandals.

If you weren’t a writer, what other profession would you choose?

I’m fascinated with how cities work, especially the manner in which space is allocated and utilized. If I had the chance to go back and do it all over again, I’d probably work in city planning.

A very brief autobiography of Gloria Harrison’s life, as seen through music.

If Mark Sutz were granted wizard powers, he’d give everyone a Golden Year like he had in Glenview, IL, in 1976.

Ryan Day finds his apartment eerily quiet.