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Sorry I’ve been MIA. I’ve had a jaw problem all week that’s lead to a severe headache problem that’s lead to 3 nights of very little sleep. Hoping to collect myself soon [...]

I have a name. It came to me last week while I was on the treadmill, mile six, somewhere between Lyle Lovett and R.E.M. Sharing a name for your first collection of short stories is like being [...]

[A lockdown drill in a Missouri high school. Image courtesy Google Images.] The school has notified all faculty that during the next two weeks, a random Lockdown Drill will be conducted. Local [...]

Planning four months in advance of my trip to Alaska might seem a bit, well, eager. But when you consider I have to find a place to store my car and my belongings, purchase a whopping plane [...]

Two tidbits of good news: My “Dear God” tongue-in-cheek letter was published today at SWINK MAGAZINE. Read it in their Dead Letter Office department at http://www.swinkmag.com/. Also, I was [...]

[Week 11 was the tail end of spring break.] All I can say is that I thought 3rd quarter grades and this next start of 4th quarter weren’t going to make a difference in terms of my schedule—and [...]

We’re at the Otter Creek trailhead and though today’s hike will be more like a nature walk (sponsored by the Park Rangers), I’m struck by my surroundings all the same. The red dogwood shrubs are [...]

January and February I focused a lot on reading and settling. March I focused on generating new material. April will be a month for revision and rehearsal, as my public reading at Interlochen [...]

Cheek Teeth 1.1, the online newsletter of TRACHODON literary magazine, has published its first issue, featuring WRITING ADVICE (from me!), an author interview, and notes from the [...]

Once is not enough. A few days later, I find myself back at the dunes. This time, friends from Wisconsin are visiting and they’re avid birders. The list of birds we saw on a 3-mile hike includes: [...]