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The Western Sky

A selection of American haiku by Richard Risemberg About fifty years ago, I first encountered haiku, and was profoundly moved.…

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Rootbound: a Novella

Robert Houseman believed he had left his past behind—until it showed up on his doorstep in the form of Carla…

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Journey through the Shadowlands: a Middle-Grade Fantasy Novel

Journey through the Shadowlands, published by Basil E. Bacorn Publishing, is a middle-grade fantasy novel with a social conscience, following…

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Most Likely Good news

22 May 2022

I have just been notified that my unpublished collection of short stories has been chosen as a finalist in the Tartt First Fiction Award managed by the Livingston Press at the…

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“The Light Inside”

30 Apr 2022

My short story, "The Light Inside," centers on illness, work, compromise, and memory, and the conflicts of a too-demanding life on a married couple. At just over 2200 words, it…

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“The Service Porch”

2 Apr 20222 Apr 2022

After long delays occasioned mostly by Covid, the latest issue of Ganga Review (formerly known as Lalitamba) has seen the light of day. I did not, in fact, hear about…

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“Fishing on the jetty”

17 Mar 2022

My enigmatic little story, "Fishing on the Jetty," has been published in Off Course Magazine, and you can read it online now. Everything in the story is under the surface,…

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“Howard’s Alley”

10 Mar 2022

My latest short story to appear is "Howard's Alley," in Potato Soup Journal. It's the story of a man who thinks he knows all there is to know about his…

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A Sudden Setback

15 Feb 2022

A few weeks ago, my trade publisher, Basil E. Bacorn, announced that he was shutting down the publishing company as a result of repeated health problems. This means that the…

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“Old Man Eating at a Window”

7 Feb 20227 Feb 2022

Here's an odd little story of mine, just released in the February issue of Night Picnic. It's a bit wry, playful with language and concept, and turns on an upending…

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“Walking on the Sun”

23 Jan 202223 Jan 2022

This is not a publication in the formal sense of the word; I have just entered this story into a contest at a book review site, because it seemed close…

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“Inner Sanctum”

31 Dec 2021

Another short story of mine has just come out today! You can read "Inner Sanctum" (and a host of other good works, of course) in Ginosko Literary Journal at: Ginosko…

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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…