Michael Karpa is also the author of the novel Criminals, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2022 (Indie) inspired by his years as a young adult in Japan, and the gay romance sci-fi novel Red Dot. A sequel, Green Dot, is in the works. His short fiction and memoir have been published in Tin House, Foglifter, and Oyster River Pages, among other magazines. He teaches Japanese translation in the online Masters in Translation program at Kent State University in Ohio. Learn more about Mike and his work at his website mikekarpa.com.
Tarn Wilson tells us: When I was in my twenties, I joined a writing group of more experienced writers, which, for fifteen years, felt like having my own creative writing graduate program. Mike Karpa was a founding member of that … Continue reading →
The Fog Casey wandered the Port Authority bus terminal, newly disembarked off her bus from Memphis and feeling like midtown Manhattan had punched her in the face. A guy approached. The man looked like a farmworker who’d wandered in straight … Continue reading →