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“The role of a writer …”

“The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.”

— Anais Nin

“Ghosts on a Tree,” Franz Sedlacek, 1933

Three of my poems were published today over at European Poetry.

The poems were “At the Coffee Shop,” “All Our Faults Are Fallen Leaves” and “Fawning Haiku.”  You can find them right here.

Thank you, Editor-in-Chief Faiyaj Islam Fahim, for featuring my work at this outstanding literary resource for Europe and beyond.

Artwork for Antent’s “Hope to See You Again,” 2023

“It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.”

—  Publilius Syrus

Photo image: Bilal Detailz, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons

My people are the coolest.

Look at the lovely presents my fellow author friend gave me for The Feast of Tabernacles.

The candle actually smells like lavender.

Cover to “Fantastic Four” #45, Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott & Stan Goldberg, 1965

Marvel Comics.

(It took me a minute to realize that the misspellings here were intentional.) :-D

Cover to “Out of the Shadows” #9, 1953

Standard Comics.  I cannot ascertain the cover artist — it is possibly George Roussos.

My poem “This Windy Morning” will be included in Local Gems Press’ annual Halloween anthology!

I’m thrilled to share here that a poem of mine will be included in this year’s installment of Local Gems Press’ annual Halloween anthology, Ghosts, Echoes & Shadows 2025.

The poem is “This Windy Morning,” and I am grateful to Maddie McGivney and Bards President James P. Wagner for letting me join the holiday fun. 

You can preorder a copy of the book, if you wish, right here at the Local Gems Press website.