The Northville Review has an all new, redesigned website. It looks very hip and modern. Added bonus for me: on that fancy new site you will find my latest story "Letters to My High School Boyfriends."I am so pleased to see this story online and sharing space with other great works by Michael Pagan and … Continue reading All New
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How to Read My Story: 5 Easy Steps
My contributor copies of Neon Issue #29 arrived recently. While I had already seen my story "Crash & Fly" online, there was something really amazing and gratifying about seeing my words in print. I pondered ways that I could share this excitement with you. My friend Laura makes a habit of photographing her cats Saucy … Continue reading How to Read My Story: 5 Easy Steps
First Footing: How We Burn
My story "How We Burn" is up today over at Necessary Fiction. "First Footing" is January's theme for the Writer in Residence feature on the site. Contributors were invited to take the last line of an established story and use it as the jumping off point for a new work. My story is inspired by … Continue reading First Footing: How We Burn
I’m surrounded by talent
I wanted to take a moment to congratulate my writing friends Laura Maylene Walter and John Frank on their recent publishing success.Laura's story "Live Model" appears in the most recent issue of the Crab Creek Review (issue 2010, volume 2).Laura's article "Why We Write: The Pressure of Young Promise" appears in the November/December 2010 issue … Continue reading I’m surrounded by talent
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My short story "Resting in Place" is up today at Necessary Fiction. Here is the opening few sentences to entice you to go have a read:"My father saved me from drowning in the Atlantic Ocean. I remember, even if he can’t anymore. My tiny self toddled around on the hot sand. I scooped up fistfuls, … Continue reading Published
On the Bulletin Board – Circa 1989
"We Must Protect the Environment" is my first published work. Sure, its a letter to the editor by an eleven year old, but I was very proud. I've carted this thing around over the years, and thus it bears the residue of coffee, water and an exploded red pen. I enjoy looking at it positioned … Continue reading On the Bulletin Board – Circa 1989