I have two poems titled "now" and "the groupie" that appear in the new Misfit Magazine No. 37, Winter 2024 edition just published. With the litmag scene dying more by the day, melding and merging to become general generic porridge, thank god there is still a mag like Misfit! If you're old school (I guess …
My Year In Books: 2023
Every year I write an end-of-year post about my annual Goodreads Reading Challenge and the report titled My Year in Books. It's been an annual tradition for nearly a decade and it's that time of year! Fortunately for readers of this post, I don't have the time to write a longish analysis as I typically …
My “Hollywood Party Scene(s)” is up at Big Windows Review
My story Hollywood Party Scene(s), possibly my last publication for 2023, is featured on The Big Windows Review today. I wrote it so that it seems over the top, but could it actually be a true story? Decide for yourselves and feel free to comment here or on the magazine's website. I hope to post …
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A.D. Winans’ Dead Lions: A Book Review
This book is an excellent collection of essays on four important twentieth-century poets and writers stemming from the longtime relationships AD Winans enjoyed with them. The writers are Alvah Bessie, Bob Kaufman, Jack Micheline and Charles Bukowski.It's a must-read for anyone interested in Bukowski and the Beats, the Hollywood 10 and more.
Graduate gets Pulitzer nomination
I recently came across an article that's over 25 years old when the newspaper from the University of Tennessee, the Daily Beacon, published this story on me titled "Graduate gets Pulitzer nomination."
