Books have saved my life more times than I can count. Stories of desperation and triumph, petulance and generosity, cowardice and bravery, disappointment, and absconding—from fear, boredom, desire. Nowhere but in the pages of books have I ever found such comfort, validation, commiseration. After spending the better part of my twenties and early thirties enduring … Continue reading Reading is good therapy

After nearly six years of work on my historical adventure novel A Thin Porridge, (story on how I wrote it here) I can say I'm now in the final months of preparation leading up to publication. Shooting for mid-June 2020 for the official debut.  Ever since I started sketching ideas for this book back in … Continue reading Going it alone in publishing

I penciled this experimental prose poetry story last February for a writing conference but they didn't end up using it. So I'm passing the savings on to you!!! Five Hundred Words Including The Title Quotation marks epigraph period quotation marks Em dash Attribution Note of the author colon I have written this fictional account of … Continue reading Five Hundred Words Including The Title

This work, inspired by The Gashlycrumb Tinies, celebrates the ennui and disappointment of adulthood. This is the text version of the little book and eventually ... death I put together back in 2015 just for fun. A is for “Alcohol” … to get through the day. B is for “Bills” … you pay and you … Continue reading The ABCs of adulthood