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I have written about 170 pages of the 4th revision of my novel and put about 3 years of work into the project as a whole. If I had to guess, I’d say that about 40-50 pages need to be [...]

I’m pleased to announce that the next offering of my popular Weekly Flashes program will be this July. I’m taking sign-ups for this program right now, which involves 1 prompt (plus [...]

#AWP15 was a whirlwind in the best possible ways, as I found myself in a family of more than 30 war lit authors, veteran authors, veteran bloggers, and veteran teachers. In contrast to [...]

There’s a first for everything. For me, that means this week I will be presenting on a panel of award-winning authors at the largest conference for writers in the world. While I’ve [...]

I ate whatever I wanted after the race. This included coconut milk ice cream and sweet potato fries. Today, I made a batch of gluten-free chocolate chip cookies. While I’m not one for [...]

Bright and early in below freezing temps, we gathered for announcements before the race! After 6 months of training via Matt Fitzgerald’s 80/20 Running principles, I’m happy to [...]

At SUNY Binghamton, I had the opportunity to meet with a class of graduate and undergradute students who studied Flashes of War. This unique class meets only 5 times over the course of semester, [...]

{source} I’m delighted to announce that I have new flash fiction published in Litro Magazine New York. The story, “Immortality,” chronicles a broken-hearted [...]

Hard work, all spread out. Notice the yellow cards. Those are my “what if’s.” On a whim, Brad suggested I join him for his clinicals on Thursday and Friday of this week. Between [...]

{source} On Sunday morning, I ran the farthest I have ever run in my life: 14 miles. The last mile and a half were run at a slightly faster pace, as part of my training, and the thought that [...]