Part 13 (1/2)
My life becomes a shambles after I split with my son's mom On a somewhat related note, I becoirlfriend starts dating hi at Powell's as ”Christmas help” and becoet married to writer and perfor at a tiki bar Many people don't believe it's real, but we stay married for five years
(Note to reader: Someday, when I write another et married to writer and perfor at a tiki bar Many people don't believe it's real, but we stay married for five years
1998: The first Future Tense website is launched It's a big, garish yellow thing with a grenade on its front page It eventually gets n The first Future Tense website is launched It's a big, garish yellow thing with a grenade on its front page It eventually gets n
We win our first Oregon Literary Arts fellowshi+p
1999: A chapbook A chapbook (Holes) (Holes) by legendary rock writer Richard Meltzer is released It consists of a funny essay on golf and a section of poeendary rock writer Richard Meltzer is released It consists of a funny essay on golf and a section of poems
2000: Our first novel, Our first novel, Meat Won't Pay My Light Bill Meat Won't Pay My Light Bill by artist and bartender Kurt Eisenlohr, is released Because of its size (240 pages), I can only afford to print 300 copies The book goes out of print quickly until being republished in 2008 by another press (Kurt's connection to Future Tense remains: his art adorns our website) by artist and bartender Kurt Eisenlohr, is released Because of its size (240 pages), I can only afford to print 300 copies The book goes out of print quickly until being republished in 2008 by another press (Kurt's connection to Future Tense remains: his art adorns our website) Je, is released She goes on to write several acclaioes on to write several acclaimed vampire novels
Business-wise, I finally decide to make some kind of letterhead
2001: We publish We publish Please Don't Kill the Freshirl I discover in an eighth-grade after-school writing class I taught in 1999 The 44-page book, a diary of her first year in high school, becoht by Harper Tempest An expanded version of her book co title I've ever published by Zoe Trope, a girl I discover in an eighth-grade after-school writing class I taught in 1999 The 44-page book, a diary of her first year in high school, becoht by Harper Tempest An expanded version of her book co title I've ever published
”We publish Please Don't Kill the Freshirl I discover in an eighth-grade after-school writing class I taught in 1999 The chapbook is the bestselling title I've ever published by Zoe Trope, a girl I discover in an eighth-grade after-school writing class I taught in 1999 The chapbook is the bestselling title I've ever published
2002: Another Future Tense release, Another Future Tense release, Grosse Pointe Girl Grosse Pointe Girl by Sarah Grace McCandless, a book edited by Ritah (who also has two books released on Future Tense), is bought by Simon & Schuster by Sarah Grace McCandless, a book edited by Ritah (who also has two books released on Future Tense), is bought by Siet divorced
The first version of A Coraphy coirl named Barb, who reads parts of the book on the coirl named Barb, who reads parts of the book on the McSweeney's McSweeney's website website
2003: Barb eles to Portland, and romance blooms She moves into ”Future Tense Headquarters” Barb eles to Portland, and romance blooms She moves into ”Future Tense Headquarters”
Haiku Inferno-a ”perfor of me, Barb (aka Frayn Masters), Elizabeth Miller, and Frank D'Andrea-debuts and performs at various events for the next several years A book (copublished by Future Tense and Portland's Crack Press) comes out five years later
Controversial sex writer Susannah Breslin's book, You're a Bad Man, Aren't You? You're a Bad Man, Aren't You?, comes out in a limited paperback release and quickly sells out
Happy Ending by Mike Topp, our first New York writer, is released by Mike Topp, our first New York writer, is released
We also win our second Literary Arts fellowshi+p this year
2004: I bravely try my hand at a special fold-out chapbook, a collection of dirty poems by Shane Allison called I bravely try my hand at a special fold-out chapbook, a collection of dirty poe It's a tricky production (and ), but it beco queer poetry fans It's a tricky production (and ), but it beco queer poetry fans
2005: I teaendary San Francisco publisher Manic D Press to start a paperback ih they, I teaendary San Francisco publisher Manic D Press to start a paperback ih they, The Insomniac Reader, The Insomniac Reader, is the first release is the first release
2006: Fast Forward: Confessions of a porn Screenwriter Fast Forward: Confessions of a porn Screenwriter by by Playboy Playboy writer and writer and Believer Believer editor Eric Spitznagel is the second book copublished with Manic D Press editor Eric Spitznagel is the second book copublished with Manic D Press