You guys! I know I said I was looking forward to seeing what the cover for the upcoming issue One Teen Story issue looks like, but I had no idea. LOOK AT THAT THING. It’s terrifying, mesmerizing, beautiful. They do such gorgeous work.

And SPEAKING OF: right now OTS is having a kind of ridiculous deal, where you can subscribe and get a year of issues for $12. That’s crazy. And I believe that subscription would start with my story and its amazingly wonderful cover (above). The issue should be out in a few weeks.

Thank you to Patrick Ryan, Adina Talve-Goodman and everyone at One Teen Story, and to Stefan Lawrence, the artist/madman who designed that cover.

PS: I’ll be reading from the story at two events this month. If you’re in NYC and like nice people, please come say hi.

1. Saturday, September 6, where I’m reading as part of Slice magazine’s “Writers on Tap,” along with Sara Majka, Justin Taylor, Ingrid Nelson, and Kseniya Melnik. There’s also free Sixpoint beer.

2. Saturday, September 13, as a part of Lit Crawl New York: “An Evening with One Teen Story,” where I’ll be reading with other OTS authors Julie Buntin and Martin Wilson. There are also rumors that Patrick Ryan will be there in the flesh. Think Coffee, 1 Bleecker St., 6pm.

See you all there!

PPS: $12!!! Best deal on the internet this week, easy.