My first novel is coming out soon. So am I still a poet?
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What Robots and AI Can’t Replace
Everywhere we look, there are mentions of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and their implications for the future. News stories and social media feeds predict a heyday of ease and comfort as we...
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World Poetry Day, National Poetry Month, and New Opportunities
As World Poetry Day arrives (today!), and National Poetry Month waits just around the corner (April), I thought I’d offer a brief missive on literary matters both personal and universal: Most people...
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Going Old-School: A Return to Snail Mail
As the age of screens and endlessly blinking text continues, there is a need for a return to the gracious, studious, and considerate world of letters. That’s right, the kind that come in your physical...
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Recently, two poet friends of mine expressed an interest in completely giving up on all things literary. Their latest poems were consistently rejected, they weren’t inspired to create new work, and...
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View ArticleNew poem up at The Common!
Hello, followers, friends, fans, and family — This is just a quick post to let you know that my latest piece can now be found at The Common (both in print and online):...
View ArticleNew Home, New Headspace
The audio clip above is from the sunporch I’ve turned into my own personal writing studio. My family and I moved from our previous home in Riverview (on the outskirts of Tampa) to a new-old place in...
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Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
The title of this post is a question I often receive. Whether it’s in a writing workshop, a traditional classroom, or simply in casual conversation, people regularly inquire about the origin of...
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Po-Biz Discernment: A Brief Publishing Guide
Sometimes, a publisher just doesn’t do enough for a deserving author.Photo by George Milton on Pexels.com My publisher is exemplary. Since publishing The Places That Hold with Eastover Press in...
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What I Write When I Don’t Write Poems
Back-porch scribblings while looking across the pond. Sometimes people ask me, ”Why don’t you write fiction or nonfiction?” My answer to them is, ”I do; it’s just not my first love or my calling.” I...
View ArticleGetting Fellow Writers Unstuck
Recently, two poet friends of mine expressed an interest in completely giving up on all things literary. Their latest poems were consistently rejected, they weren’t inspired to create new work, and...
View ArticleGiving Substack a Try
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View ArticleNew poem up at The Common!
Hello, followers, friends, fans, and family — This is just a quick post to let you know that my latest piece can now be found at The Common (both in print and online):...
View ArticleNew Home, New Headspace
The audio clip above is from the sunporch I’ve turned into my own personal writing studio. My family and I moved from our previous home in Riverview (on the outskirts of Tampa) to a new-old place in...
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Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
The title of this post is a question I often receive. Whether it’s in a writing workshop, a traditional classroom, or simply in casual conversation, people regularly inquire about the origin of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Po-Biz Discernment: A Brief Publishing Guide
Sometimes, a publisher just doesn’t do enough for a deserving author.Photo by George Milton on Pexels.com My publisher is exemplary. Since publishing The Places That Hold with Eastover Press in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What I Write When I Don’t Write Poems
Back-porch scribblings while looking across the pond. Sometimes people ask me, ”Why don’t you write fiction or nonfiction?” My answer to them is, ”I do; it’s just not my first love or my calling.” I...
View ArticleNew Home, New Headspace
The audio clip above is from the sunporch I’ve turned into my own personal writing studio. My family and I moved from our previous home in Riverview (on the outskirts of Tampa) to a new-old place in...
View ArticleMy latest piece
The good folks at Salvation South have published a modest piece of creative nonfiction I wrote about the hard times facing my hometown. Special thanks to editor Chuck Reece:...
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