Sailing on the Potomac River

Thanks to Cathexis Northwest Press for publishing my new poem, “Sailing on the Potomac River.” See Page 35 of the current issue. This poem will join about 40 others in […]

Found Voices

Just beginning to dig into poet Derek Kannemeyer‘s new collection of persona poems, Found Voices. I’m already having a great time. The first piece is a journal written by a […]

Megalodon Tooth

Check out my new poem, “Megalodon Tooth,” in Cathexis Northwest Press (Nov-Dec 2024 issue, Page 35). It’s about an iconic fossil–a family heirloom. It’s also about fathers and sons.

Snapping Turtle Face

New poem! It’s been a prolific week. “Lord Fairfax the Snapping Turtle” is my satire of one suburban family’s treatment of a pet snapping turtle. Thanks to Hare’s Paw Literary […]

Son of Portugal Seed Money

The seed money for Son of Portugal, my original feature film project, is fully funded on Kickstarter thanks to the generosity of family, friends, and colleagues! At its center, Son […]

Kickstarter Week 1: Son of Portugal

Kickstarter Week 1 for my film project, Son of Portugal, has been wonderful and so instructive! I’m humbled by the support for this project in the United States, Portugal, and […]

Kickstarter Launch!

“While we live,” my grandfather once wrote, “we must make the torch burn ever brighter until it flares out in the socket.” Today, I announce the launch of my Kickstarter […]

Let Freedom Read Day

Today, on Let Freedom Read Day, I remember that the evil Third Reich burned and later forbid author John Dos Passos’s books. The Nazis accused Dos Passos’s writings of being […]

Kim Stanley Robinson Revisited

In this old interview, famous climate fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson credits John Dos Passos, author of the esteemed U.S.A. trilogy of novels, as a key influence on both 2312 […]