My first short story collection, Kiddieland and other misfortunes, is finally out. It’s not exactly a stocking stuffer, but I hope some of you will pick it up for your own reading pleasure. I’m pretty proud of it. It’s available (of course) wherever fine books are sold, but if you live in Chicagoland there will be signing parties at bookstores in late January and early February, so you might want to hold off (I know, it’ll be tough) until then.