Announcement… “For the Sun Will Rise” 28 Apr 2026 A poem, published in Backchannels; it treats of the disconnect between our social, technologize lives and the larger world that sustains us. The stanzas are based on the Japanese tanka,…
Author post… Musings on Proust, Part 11 (The End!) 13 Apr 202613 Apr 2026 I have at last finished reading Proust’s signature work, A la recherche du temps perdu. I read it in French, because I read French well and I enjoy reading it, but…
essay Redefinition Munitions 31 Mar 202631 Mar 2026 I wrote this back in 2003, during George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq in search of imaginary “weapons of mass destruction.” Almost none of the details would need to be…
short story “Bus Shelter” 25 Feb 2026 This story, about a common urban interaction (at least in Los Angeles) has just been published in Ginosko, available at no charge online. Scroll down to page 8 to see…
Announcement… “Aurora Riley” 23 Dec 2025 My short story, "Aurora Riley," has been published by Adelaide Literary Magazine in Issue #84, out now. This story is part of my "Gray Man Suite," the story of a…
Uncategorized “Rootbound” in distribution 17 Oct 2025 My novella, Rootbound, is now in wider distribution. You can buy it (print only for now) at the following retailers for $10.99 (+ tax and shipping):Lulu.com AmazonBarnes & Noble The cover…
Announcement… Rootbound: a Novella 15 Jul 202515 Jul 2025 Robert Houseman believed he had left his past behind—util it showed up on his doorstep in the form of Carla Lopez, the woman who had vanished from his life thirty…
Announcement… “Household” 22 Jun 2025 A new, longer story just published by Open Doors Review, a magazine based in Italy. The story is lyrical yet a bit on the experimental side, and rides on undercurrents…
Announcement… “Vague” Literary Journal 6 May 20258 May 2025 A little neighborhood endeavor, the "Kitchen Table Writing Group," which comprises exactly four and a half writers (one being rather shy and attending only part-time), has crafted and released a…
Author post… Poem for a Morning (1) 16 Apr 2025 A short poem in the form of a tanka...our days being what they are.... behind tall buildingscolors seep into the nightmeanwhile from the westclouds drift towards a timid dawnit is…
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