Artist rendering of the author ten to fifteen years from now.

Artist rendering of the author ten to fifteen years from now.

Jason Porter writes fiction. He is a graduate of the Hunter College MFA program. His novel, Why Are You So Sad?, was shortlisted for the Paris Literary Prize and was published by Plume. His writing has been published by Electric Literature, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and read aloud on Selected Shorts and Live Wire Radio, as well as turning up in other hardworking, large-hearted literary concerns. Currently, Jason is writing a new novel about death, the afterlife, the mid-life, the mid-century, and amateur investigations. If it succeeds it will be in its failure as both a mystery and a romantic comedy. Because he suffers from Chronic Restless Attention Problems (CRAP), he is also working on a collection of 250 stories all 250 words in length and releasing them in audio as frequently as he can. This program, which he is calling Grownups Are Lucky, is what is worst described as a "podcast."  (LitHub published a profile on the endeavor. It’s smartly written and includes mention of the author digesting food. You should read it.)

If you want to reach out, Jason is a people person in the sense that he is a person who has learned to live with other people. Go ahead. Send him a note and see if he writes back.

If you would prefer to avoid contact with a moody and difficult artist and instead speak with his agent, he is represented by Emily Forland at Brandt & Hochman.