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We sat on a hill beneath the shade trees overlooking the Hudson River, waiting. The clouds had diminished to a playful few chasing each other on the breeze. Powerboats cut large rippling V’s thru the sun-dimpled water below and the robins fly about from tree to tree in small frenzied circles. Scattered puffballs float lazily by. It’s a magical place. A perfect day.
Everyone turns as the music begins. The photographers are click zipping away. Four beautiful women with perfect poise and light grac… Continue

Two bits of good news: One, Tiferet Journal will be publishing my short story "Nail on the Head" in their next issue. It's told from the point of view of a curmudgeonly widowed carpenter living in the Hudson Valley. Two, the publisher of Tiferet recently named me the journal's new fiction editor. I'm honored and am joining a team of excellent editors. My first mission? Receive even higher quality fiction. So, here's the call (and spread th… Continue

In a 2006 issue of TIFERET, I came across an association with massage to writing that resonated. In an interview with writer… Continue

From The Fishouse is an audio archive of emerging poets originating in Pittston, Maine. It's directed by Matt O'Donnell, a poet who edits the Bowdoin College magazine in Brunswick. You can find me reading 10 poems and talking about poetry here. The fish house is an actual cabin in which Matt works. Some of the poems I am reading are from my book, Far From Algiers. Others, like Embassy,… Continue