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…
A Small Bit of Publishing News
It’s a cold, snowy afternoon in Boston (quite a change from hot and humid Florida, where I was last week) and I thought I’d pass on some publicatin news. I mentioned in an earlier post that I was one of…
A new publication: My essay "Survivors" at TOSKA Magazine
My short essay “Survivors” has been published in the Fall issue of TOSKA Magazine. This essay is somewhat different than most the work I do — it’s shorter, and more lyric and experimental. I’m glad it found a good home.…
Rejection: The Other Side
Somehow it wouldn’t be honest to celebrate the writing successes I’ve had without talking about the other side of the writer’s life: the dreaded rejections. Over the past few weeks, I’ve received several rejections from literary journals. They have informed…