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The Jersey Devil: Myth, Fact, or Urban Legend? It’s Release Day!

The Jersey Devil appears again in The Jersey Devil: A Collection of Utter Speculation. I’m proud of this collection of five short stories written by Melissa D. Sullivan, LCW Allingham, River Eno, and Susan Tulio. And, of course, yours truly. We tackle the myth, and in the end, it’s up to the reader to decide […]

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Interview with Author Louisa Treger

It’s quite an honor to have historical fiction author Louisa Treger stop by and chat about writing and her latest novel, The Dragon Lady. Speaking of The Dragon Lady, read on as Louisa will be giving away a copy of her book to one lucky reader. It’s so good, I read it for a second […]

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Something is happening…

More to come soon …

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Official Launch of Patreon Page!

Hello everybody! I know it’s been a while. Too long, actually. But, with the holiday season, and the annual end-of-year vacation from social media, it does seem like forever. So, here we are! I devoted much of that free time to writing. Plenty of words have been committed to paper over the past couple of […]

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Neshaminy: The Bucks County Historical and Literary Journal

Cover for inaugural issue of Neshaminy Today marks the official release of the inaugural issue of Neshaminy: The Bucks County Historical and Literary Journal. Am I excited? Of course! My newest poem, Nishën Mene, has found the perfect home in Neshaminy, a collaboration between the Doylestown Historical Society and the esteemed Bucks County Writers Workshop. […]

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Recent Happenings and Upcoming Events

Hello friends! It’s been a while, I know. But sometimes a hiatus is necessary in the writer’s life. Summer was busy with research and writing the next novel. I’m more than happy with the progress of the current novel, a project that has captured my heart. There will be more information to come later this […]

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Walking With History

The view at Historic Fair Hill. If only these trees could talk. It’s something I often say to myself, wandering the parks and streets of my town. Sometimes I even say it out loud, to the trees. Strange? Nah. I know they hear me, they hear us. All of us. We just need to listen […]

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Russell Square: March 28, 2015

I fumbled from the Russelllate as evening’s breath kissed away warmth weeping from the pavement while the square sprawled ahead I stumbled forward, giving chase to its budding greenery. Lovers sprawled in patchwork, paving the manicured lawn, tactile memories blearing Bloomsbury from view. I found my bench and struck a match to my cigarette, night […]

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Poetry ~ “Russell Square: March 28, 2015” Published in the River Heron Review

It’s always a joy to see any poem of mine find a home with a great journal. “Russell Square: March 28, 2015” is one of those poems that is special to me, and I’m happy to announce that today River Heron Review published it in Issue 2.1 of their fine poetry journal. You can read […]

Book Review: Reckless Constellations

As a writer, I don’t write many book reviews. But Reckless Constellations (winner of the 2016 Cider Press Review Book Award) is one of those books worth sharing, a poetry collection that I hope my readers will also enjoy. I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to meet poet Grant Clauser through Twitter. Besides being an accomplished […]