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Yesterday, Brad and I took a mid-afternoon break to climb one of the hills at Mercy Me. “Look!” I said, pointing to the steep slope above the shooting range. “There’s [...]

When I first began drafting the novel in June 2012, I knew only one thing: Write. I had no sense for structure, not sense for balance between flashback and present narrative, and very little [...]

Don’t get me wrong…five days on the road with Brad with overnights in Hokie alumni households is a pretty freaking great experience (and conveniently, much of the trip can be written [...]

I’m pleased to report that the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival was a delightful success, to my eyes at any rate, as a participating author and workshop leader. Small and focused, here [...]

Reading in our nation’s capital has privately been in the back of my mind ever since Flashes of War released almost a year and a half ago. This weekend, I’m happy I’ll be [...]

I knew I needed to run slow. I knew the rush at the start would make my breathing ragged for the first few minutes. Secretly, I feared I’d come in last. As it turned out, what I knew or [...]

Goodness gracious–it’s been a good week! A few days ago, I received notification from the publisher of KYSO Flash that two of my recently published flash fictions have been nominated [...]

It’s been 18 months since I’ve been able to share links to new short stories. While the book tour afforded many opportunities to link reviews, interviews, or radio and television [...]