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.
The Penmen Review, Southern New Hampshire University’s online journal for creative writers, has accepted my short story entitled “419 DX” for publication in the near future.
April 3, 2024: I’ve learned that my story will be published in The Penmen Review on May 3, 2024.
Pure Slush Loss Lifespan Vol. 9 collection, including my short piece entitled “Ghost Shark,” is now available for purchase:
Thank you for being part of Loss Lifespan Vol. 9. Loss has been now released and can be purchased in paperback. The work of 237 writers is included in the anthology. This is the largest anthology (and book) in Pure Slush’s 13-year history.
Find all current and relevant info via shortened links below:
paperback: https://bit.ly/LossPB
Find selected tastes of Loss here: https://pureslush.com/store/
Find Loss on the Pure Slush website here: https://pureslush.com/store/
Loss eBook versions (ePub and Kindle) should be formatted and released by the end of this week. Contributors will be notified of this via email.
I’ve been invite to read from my new novel “Panda in the Park” at the Dire Literary Series on March 7, 2024 at 7 PM on Zoom.
All systems are “go” for a launch/release date for Panda in the Park in the mid- to late-March timeframe.
All of my blurbs are in, and the artwork is finalized. Unlike previous book covers, the publisher and I went through a number of iterations until I felt it was right.
Two of my micro stories: Testament and More Memories for Sale debut in “Constellations: A Journal of Poetry and Fiction v.13: Deception” available on Amazon.
I was pleased to be featured in the Wilderness House Literary Review <https://www.whlreview.com/>. The 72th issue (Volume 18, no 4) carries a collection of my color and black & white photographs, curated by artist and poet Bridget Seley Galway. Thanks, Bridget!
The online journal Written Tales has accepted my micro fiction piece “Mush” for publication online in 6-12 weeks. I’ve also been invited to submit an audio recording of the story.
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