Tk With James Scott

In part one of the TK One Year Anniversary Jubilee, Mike Scalise discusses his phenomenal memoir, THE BRAND NEW CATASTROPHE. He talks with James about being diagnosed with the hormonal disorder acromegaly, the difficulties he encountered writing about it, the blind spots of memoir, what it's like to be a public representative of a rare condition, and the complexities of ordering middle grade Bobby "The Brain" Heenan bios through university inter-library loan. Will they discuss Mike's beloved Steelers? (Spoiler: No)   - Mike Scalise: http://mikescalise.tumblr.com/bnc Mike and James Discuss:  Sarabande Books  THE TWO KINDS OF DECAY by Sarah Manguso Eddie Carmel  Rondo Hatton Andre the Giant  Tony Robbins   Agni  Yaddo  Ninth Letter  George Mason University  Bucknell University  Susan Orlean  Michael Paterniti  SEEK: REPORTS FROM THE EDGES OF AMERICA & BEYOND by Denis Johnson American Short Fiction  One Story  BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS  ANDRE THE GIANT: LIFE AND LEGEND by Box Brown  AS YOU WISH: INCONCEIVABLE TAL