Category: Readings and Public Events

I read several of my micro stories from my upcoming story collection Luckenbach last night at the weekly Walnut Street Cafe Speak Up series open mic in Lynn, Massachusetts. I felt very welcomed by the group!

I read a couple of my micro stories:

• No Country for Old Men
• Consumed

at the December 12 FBomb Flash Open Mic on Zoom from “Skeletons in the Closet” coming in 2026.

Yesterday, I stopped by the Watertown Free Public Library and dropped off some of my newer titles. The library maintains a special display for books authored by local Watertown writers. Fortunately, I found two adjacent parking spaces: one for my car, and another for my ego.

I’ll be reading some of my short fiction at Bridget Seley Galway’s Painting Exhibition on March 30, 2024 in Somerville!

I had a swell time attending a poetry reading yesterday with my friend Karen Klein at the Plough and Stars in Central Square, Cambridge, where we heard Andrea Cohen and DeWitt Henry.

Karen and I sat with and enjoyed a lovely conversation with the establishment’s former owner, Peter O’Malley. The Plough and Stars has an amazing history. Over the years it’s been the hangout for Irish blue collar workers, Nobel Laureates and other famous individuals.

Writers, poets and artists congregated this morning for our weekly Bagel Bards gathering at Panera Bread in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Most days when the Bagel Bards meet, we reserve a block of time to read our works to the group. The works range from poetry, flash fiction, to non-fiction.

I read my unpublished flash piece entitled “Don Juan.” It was well-received. I was flattered by the fact that several asked me if it was a true story! 

Shown here: Karen Klein reading one of her poems.

A good crew was on hand at Panera Bread in Cambridge for this week’s installment of Bagels with the Bards!

Join me for F-Bomb this Friday? I will be reading some short excerpts from my unpublished sci-fi manuscript.