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… “Family: Beyond Blood Ties” 26 Nov 2024 A few weeks ago, someone from the reading site Shepherd.com contacted me, offering me an odd-sounding "promotional opportunity": I'd write micro-reviews of five books that explore themes similar to those…
Announcement… “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…
book review Mini-Review: “He Came in with It: a Portrait of Motherhood and Madness,” by Miriam Feldman 22 Aug 202022 Aug 2020 He Came in with It: a Portrait of Motherhood and Madness, by Miriam Feldman I won't do a full review of this intense and engaging memoir, because I've known the…
book review Mini-Review: “River,” by Esther Kinsky 17 Feb 202018 Feb 2020 River, by Esther Kinsky Esther Kinsky's recent book, River, is not easy to categorize. Is it: A novel? A collection of linked short stories? An extended prose poem? A series…
Author post Personal History, Part I 10 Aug 201712 Aug 2017 I confess that I wrote this years ago for an earlier website, but since it's all looking backwards, it still holds true. "Personal History, Part II" is still being written,…
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