Announcement… “Talking to the Moon” 14 Jan 2024 Here's a bit of a wistful story, about passions that were and passions that would never be. And there's the ocean, the night, insomnia, a boat, and the interferences of…
Announcement… “Junkyard” 10 Jan 202410 Jan 2024 "Junkyard" is a poem, not a story, the usual disquisition on mortality explored through the metaphor of a junkyard. In fact, inspired by actual, if casual, junkyards I encountered while…
Announcement… “Morning Coffee” 19 Dec 2023 Another short story published. "Morning Coffee," which explores the accommodations two neighbors make to age, appears in Superpresent's current issue. You can buy a handsome paper copy of the magazine,…
Uncategorized “Counselor” 6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 My short story, "Counselor," has just appeared in new print journal Suspended, and is ready to read when you're ready to buy the rag. Of course there are plenty of…
Announcement… “The Garden” 1 Jul 20231 Jul 2023 My longish narrative poem, "The Garden" has just appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of Gyroscope. The poem is set in a community garden in a neglected neighborhood of Los…
Announcement… “The White Butterfly” 16 Apr 202316 Apr 2023 Another short story featuring the Observer; that makes two published this month. A bit abstract, and smidgen experimental, and wide-ranging in a quiet way. Although it involves a butterfly, dive…
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…
Announcement… “Three Poems”…. 28 Mar 202328 Mar 2023 Three of my poems have just been published in print rag Awakenings Review. They are: "Ghost in the Window" "The Air like Water" "Between the Walls" Written at various times,…
Announcement… “Fried Baloney Sandwiches” 23 Feb 2023 This tragicomic story of a homeless man and his birthday debacle explores community, endurance, memory, and hope, and is based on the folks I met and came to know over…
Announcement… “The Empty Room” 7 Feb 20237 Feb 2023 My experimental short story, "The Empty Room," has just appeared in Del Sol Review. Though it's necessary peculiar, I think readers will find a certain pleasing tension in it. It…