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The Doldrums
I’ve spent the past several months querying a novel. Everyone describes the querying process as brutal. Everyone is correct. You work hard on a book. You research, write, polish, revise, […]
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They Knew.
I shotgunned Original Sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson when it came out yesterday. I’m not sure why. I wanted some closure maybe. I wanted someone to blame. I […]
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Practicing the Gentle Art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
For the past several months I have been attending a white belt beginner class in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I am not entirely sure why I started. I was bored at […]
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Tea Clipper Novel Status: Queries Aweigh!
Well, I’ve done it. The deed is done. I’ve crossed the Rubicon. The die is cast. Qué será será. Like a good neighbor State Farm is there. I’ve sent out […]
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The 5am Club – The Worst Book Ever Written
Due to my professional obligations, I occasionally read self-help books. Recently, it was The 5am Club by Robin Sharma, a pretty awful book by almost every imaginable metric. Look, writing […]
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I’ve Been Poisoned
I got food poisoning this week. Holy shit, guys. No one told me you’ve never truly had your assed kicked until it’s been kicked FROM THE INSIDE. Let me take […]
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Tea Clipper Novel Status: The Writing Group
I have been working on a novel about the great tea clipper races since 2008. It has been a long voyage. Lots of rewrites and editing. It seems, perhaps, finally, […]
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Some (Additional) Thoughts on Cabbage Patch’s Babyland General Hospital
Several years ago, my family and I took a trip into the mountains. We saw Helen, Georgia, a faux-Bavarian town inexplicably nestled among the southern Appalachian mountains. We visited The […]
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Why Pickles, and also, Why Blog at All?
I can hear you asking. I can hear the incredulity whirring behind your crinkled eyebrows. Why, exactly, would someone restart a blog? A blog? A web-log? You say. Seems a […]
About Joshua Rigsby
Joshua Rigsby runs an independent bookstore in a small southern town. His writing has been featured on Thrillist, Atlas Obscura, Southern California Public Radio, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Atlantic.
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