Announcement… “Watching Shadows Move” 9 Apr 2023 My short story, "Watching Shadows Move," is now available in L'Esprit Literary Review in print or PDF format. You can purchase the journal at: Esprit Library review, Issue Two In…
children's… In a Tiny Room, in a Former Orphanage…. 18 Dec 202118 Dec 2021 In a tiny room, in a former orphanage, now converted to the Larchmont Charter School, I sat on a tiny chair and gave a brief lecture to a crowd of…
Announcement… Live Virtual Reading 11 May 202011 May 2020 Live events being off the table for now, Rich Soos, editor at Cholla Needles, just set up a virtual table: he asked all the poets who have been featured lately…
Announcement… CANCELLED: Live Reading in Echo Park on March 25th 7 Feb 202014 Mar 2020 This even has been cancelled because of coronavirus protocols. It will be rescheduled, and we will repost when we have a new date. Our apologies for the inconvenience. Five Los…
Announcement… Live Reading in Westwood on September 9th 9 Aug 2019 I will be reading along with several other local authors on Monday, September 9th, at the Westwood Branch Library in West Los Angeles. We are all contributors to this year's…
Author post… Legs and Literature 25 Nov 201825 Nov 2018 Taking it to the streets...literally. Today I meet, once again, with friends, in the heart of Echo Park, LA's traditional Bohemian district (if such a phrase doesn't rebel against itself).…
Announcement… Join Us in Darkness…. 18 Sep 2018 If you will be in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 27th, come to the Echo Park branch library for a night of live noir readings featuring Alec Cizak, who is…
Announcement… What’s New? Find Out Soon! 31 Aug 20182 Sep 2018 Although my primary focus is on writing, I am somewhat less unknown as an art photographer. I took a long detour through the mysteries of "writing with light," as the…
Announcement… Locals Only: Books & Bikes Meet 12 Jul 2018 Almost every month, on the last Sunday, I join the Street Librarians Ride in central Los Angeles. We meet at a delightful little bookstore and café called Stories, in LA's…
event Killin’ ‘Em at Noir Night 19 Oct 2017 Here's a pair of pix from yesterday evening's "Noir Night Assaults the Battery," a co-production (however small) by Crow Tree Books and Switchblade Magazine. I read "The Price of a…
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