WEARING MY READER HATI have the honor and privilege of reading poetry submissions for the Atlanta Review. Several times a year, a slew of poems lands in my…Dec 5Dec 5
After the Fact and Before the FallFor most of my life, I didn’t pay attention to the world of politics. The broad strokes, sure, not the smaller details. I am a child of the…Nov 12Nov 12
A Little FeudIt happened sometimes between husband and wife, a little feud over something small and simple that became huge and complex. They’d been…Aug 12Aug 12
Second Editions — Part OneIn my essays on the writing life, I’ve touched more than once on how weird it can be to reread an earlier book. I find myself in a state…Jul 16Jul 16
Who Is Edith Sloan?The protagonist of my 2022 novel, An Open Door and its sequel, The Hedgerow, Edith Sloan is a young woman with some interesting traits and…Jun 29Jun 29
What If My Book?We all want our work to be loved, admired, or even cited. Some authors may write only for this purpose, with only this in mind as they pen…Apr 141Apr 141
Down to the BoneI’m what you call an optimist. I like to look on the bright side, keep an open mind, and count my blessings.Mar 17Mar 17
In Defense of FearlessnessI think about fear a lot. Many of us do, I suspect, with a world-wide pandemic barely in the rearview mirror; a likely Republican candidate…Sep 23, 20231Sep 23, 20231
POLITICS AND POETRYMy poems sometimes take a political turn. My prose seldom does, and if so, it tends to be less blunt, more circumspect. Confined in…May 7, 2023May 7, 2023
FanceThis story won first prize in the 2003 Clark College Fiction Contest judged by Gina Ochsner. I repost it now because of the death of Roe…Apr 2, 2023Apr 2, 2023
