I’m honored that my poem ~ “Patients Waiting” ~ has been selected for publication in The Chicago Writers Association anthology, The Write City Review, Volume 4 edited by Maggie Smith. Buy a copy of The Write City Review, Volume 4Read more
My short story collection, Kennerly, Arkansas, is a semifinalist for the 2021-2022 Hawk Mountain Short Story Collection Award. The competition is sponsored by Hidden River Arts, a literary, visual, and performing arts organization based in Philadelphia. Read more
I'm sending out a big thank you to Doubleback Review for giving fresh air to my poem, “Divining Paradise.” Read "Divining Paradise." Read Doubleback Review.Read more
Many thanks to Alex Greenhill for this wonderful introduction to my story, “Halloween Gift,” and to Melissa Scholes Young, American University faculty advisor and editor of Grace and Gravity’s “From the Attic” series, for giving new life to this story. Read the introduction and "Halloween Gift."Read more
My short story--"Nodders"--received an honorable mention in the 2022 Mary Mackey Short Story Prize judged by Gary Turchin. The Mary Mackey Short Story Prize is one of the categories in the annual Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition. "Some say the world is a vale of tears, I say it is a place of soul-making." John Keats Read more
In late September, I experienced a "breakthrough" case of COVID-19. I've included a link to an essay I wrote about my experience. "Breakthrough"Read more
I'm honored that my review of Melissa Scholes Young's novel, The Hive, has been published in Literary Mama. Read the review. Read the November/December 2021 issue of Literary Mama. Read more