"And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind. I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up under the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built -- a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains." - E.L. Doctorow, "A House on the Plains", Sweet Land Stories

Read about Jon's book, Kentucky is Wider + Other Short Stories.
"Reading Kentucky Is Wider feels like having a bartender for a friend..." - Daniel Handler

Listen/Download: 'She Is Up To Something' {56K:WMA} {DSL:MP3} from Jon's upcoming Extended Play CD, To Lift Anything in the World.