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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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Four Book Contracts

16 Dec 202116 Dec 2021

I have just signed four contracts with Basil E. Bacorn Publishing; two for reissues of my self-published novels, which will make the entirely of the Lenny Strasser chronicles available from…

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“Egg Sandwiches”

8 Dec 20218 Dec 2021

My short story, "Egg Sandwiches," has just appeared in the latest issue of Maple Tree Literary Supplement. The story is set in the nearly empty desert of northern Nevada, and...well…

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Quiet on the Surface

7 Nov 2021

It’s been quiet on the surface here at the blog for a few weeks now, but underneath, the currents are surging. So to give you a glimpse of what’s happening…

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In Print

17 Oct 202117 Oct 2021

My two copies of The Vincent Brothers Review arrived today, bearing my story, "The Silence," as well as eight other short stories, twenty-nine poems, four nonfiction works, and eleven pieces…

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“The Silence”

20 Sep 20212 Oct 2022

I'm beginning to like September…yes, another short story out! "The Silence" appears in The Vincent Brothers Review issue #24, a print publication. The story is a conclusion to a loose…

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“Bubbe”

17 Sep 2021

Today my short story, "Bubbe," was published in Chillfiltr Review. I is also to be presented as an audio recording, by an actor; in fact, the editor asked me for…

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“Dream House”

17 Sep 202117 Sep 2021

This is the second story of mine that Off Course has published. "Dream House" follows a Los Angeles couple to a house in the city's fabled hills, where the festivities…

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“Camera Man”

10 Sep 202111 Sep 2021

A new short story of mine has just appeared in Tint Journal. "Camera Man" is about love death, memory, and, in fact, an old camera that brings about a new…

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Musings on Proust, Part 10

9 Sep 202113 Apr 2026

I finally finished Proust's Sodome et Gomorrhe last night. I read it slowly in bits and pieces, because "M," Proust's narrator, becomes truly insufferable in this volume. Whether Proust meant…

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Estivation….

29 Aug 2021

The summer doldrums seem to be a cyclical affliction of the publishing world. Maybe it's because so many editors and staffers go on vacation, especially those work work on magazines…