Wiliams will dare

Tom Williams, whose debut The Mimic's Own Voice I read and loved earlier this year, has a sharp new story up at Smalldoggies, "On Playing for the First Time the Replacements’ 'I Will Dare' Without Any Mistakes; Russell, 42."

Even on days off, I was always watching the clock, knowing I had to do something quickly or be somewhere and was running late as it was. And besides, I’d rationalize, I like to play by myself, knowing I had as much chance to find some guys to play with as I did to resurrect Bob from the dead or get Paul to quit acting so damn grumpy.

Ah yes, the trials and tribulations of Aspiring Artist Dad.