So, it’s been a time. For years, Twitter has been such a wonderful way to connect with writers, publishers, animal rescue groups, photographers, and other interesting people from all over the world. That’s changing now. I’m still there, but in…
Big News: New Book On the Way
I haven’t been keeping up on this blog lately, but that could change soon. I have a busy writing year coming up in 2023. First, the anthology I co-edited with Joan Schweighardt, The Art of Touch: A Collection of Prose…
Hear my Microfiction on Spotify!
Some nice news: I was contacted by C.K. Jensen, who runs a writing podcast on Spotify called Quid Prose Quo. They read my piece Generations in The Centifictionist and viewed it as an example of “fantastic microfiction.” C.K. asked if…
New Interview at The Centrifictionist
The concept of innocence, or innocence lost, has always haunted me. – Faye Rapoport DesPres Many thanks to The Centrifictionist for interviewing me about writing flash fiction/microfiction, what inspires my writing, and other tidbits. You can read the interview at…
New Flash Fiction Up at The Drabble
I wrote the 100-word story “Party Clown” a while ago, and it was just published at The Drabble. Although it’s fiction, I dedicate it to a friend of mine I had in mind while I wrote it….and ot somehow ends…
New Anthology, THE ART OF TOUCH, to be Published by The University of Georgia Press
Almost two years ago, a long-time friend and colleague of mine named Joan Schweighardt (author of nine novels, a memoir, and two children’s books) approached me with an idea. She wanted to develop an anthology centered around the concept of…
My Latest Published Poem and Microfiction, now online
I’m so pleased to have a link to the newly published poem, “First Light,” at 433 Magazine. The editors even used one of my own photographs to illustrate the poem. Read “First Light” here. I’ve been enjoying writing microfiction in…
New Microfiction and Poetry Publications
Just a quick note to announce some forthcoming work: Two of my microfictions, “The Place” and “Generations,” will be published in the Spring/Summer issue of The Centifictionist: International Microfiction in 100 Words or Less. This is a fascinating journal worth…
Wrapping Up 2021: New Publications and a Few Thoughts of Hope
It’s hard to believe that we have reached the final day of 2021. It seems as if we were celebrating the end of 2020 just a few minutes ago as we looked forward to a better year. Unfortunately, this year…