After some shifting around and discussion with editor, I sent over the ms. of Pictures of Houses with Water Damage as I'd like the 19 stories to be in order. The order is, I feel, thematically sound.
This could be a bit premature since the collection is not due out until 2010, and from now until galley time, some stories may be taken out, I may write one I want to add in...still, we're already talking cover art, typeface for interior, and french flaps for the overall paperback design (yay for french flaps!)
The collection represents 10 years of various stories, and a different turn in the ol' career. Most of the stories were previously published, with two recently accepted in
Gargoyle and
New York Tyrant.
The publisher is
Black Lawrence Press, an imprint of
Dzanc Books.
The announcement can be gandered
here.