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January 31, 2020
Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine has accepted my poem “The Freelance Geographer” for publication in March 2020
Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine
has accepted my poem “The Freelance Geographer” for publication in
March 2020. This is the fourth time SBLAAM has featured my work and I
deeply appreciate it.
The poem is written as if in the
voice of my friend since college, Don Bivens, who died in 2018 and is
my small memorial to a good man, a good friend, whose nickname was
indeed “Good Guy.”
January 25, 2020
My new book “Dark Fathers” is available at the Germanna Bookstore in Fredericksburg
My new book “Dark Fathers” is available at the Germanna Bookstore in Fredericksburg.
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January 17, 2020
Review: Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft

Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft by Janet Burroway
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I first read Burroway’s book in its second
edition. Now in its tenth edition, Writing Fiction is even better. I
recommend it for the beginning or more mature writer.
January 7, 2020
My poetry collections are on sale in Kindle versions now
January 6, 2020
Thank you to these Editors for accepting my work in 2019
My deepest thanks to Kelsay Books for publishing
my book Dark Fathers last December and the to the editors of the
following publications for accepting my poems in 2019:
Aji Magazine
Artemis Journal
Backchannels Journal
Clementine Unbound
Cutthroat: A Journal of the Arts
december magazine
Fredericksburg Literary & Arts Review
Gravel Magazine
Haiku Journal
Haunted Waters Press-From the Depths
IO Literary Review
Light:
A Journal of Photography & Poetry
Manzano Mountain Review
Peeking Cat Poetry
Poetry Quarterly
Sky Island Journal
Smoky Blue
Literary and Arts Magazine
The American Journal of Poetry
The Big Windows Review
The Ideate Review
The MacGuffin
The Magnolia Review
The Voices Project
The Wayne Literary Review
Walloon Writers Review
Heron Tree accepted my poem “Enlargement” for publication
Thank you Heron Tree Editor Chris Campolo for accepting my poem “Enlargement” for publication. This the sixth time Heron Tree has accepted my work.
January 3, 2020
Photos from reading at “The Longest Night” – Blacksburg VA Dec. 22, 2019
Thank you Matt Dhillon for organizing this event and all the poets and musicians who participated. The Odd Fellows Hall was chilly but the audience was warm and friendly.



December 27, 2019
My new poetry collection now available from Amazon
In addition to buying directly from Kelsay Books, you can now purchase my new poetry collection, Dark Fathers, from Amazon.
December 24, 2019
May you all know peace and happiness this night and hereafter
December 21, 2019
Several of my books of poetry are available from the Library of Virginia.
Several of my books of poetry are available from the Library of Virginia.