Writing Residency

I have been a bad blogger of late. I’ve been working hard on my anthology (Everywhere Stories, coming out in October), among other things….

Reading at Black Swan Books & Music

I’m looking forward to giving a reading right here in Staunton tomorrow evening at Black Swan Books & Music at 1 E. Beverley St….

Everywhere Stories Update: the Complete List of Contributors and Countries

Coming in October 2014: Everywhere Stories — Short Fiction from a Small Planet I am very pleased to say that we have been able…

Prime Number Magazine Issue 53

I can’t believe it’s been four years. Our first issue (Issue 2, because we number in Primes) launched in July 2010. Today, our sixteenth…

The World in Translation

I had the pleasure this past weekend to participate in a terrific program at Black Swan Books & Music, a local store specializing in…

National Poetry Month

Last night, my local writers’ organization (SWAG Writers–the Staunton, Waynesboro, Augusta Group of Writers, a sub-chapter of the Virginia Writers Club), hosted our annual…

Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet

My new anthology, Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet, is getting closer to being a reality. This has been a great process—from…

“My Writing Process” Blog Tour

I was invited to participate in this “My Writing Process” Blog Tour by Paulette Livers, a good friend from a couple of visits to…

My old law firm interviews me

Because I knew when I graduated from law school in 1981 that I wanted an international career (I had served in the Peace Corps…

On the Eve of AWP

Last year at this time, a large snowstorm that eventually dumped 20 inches of snow was bearing down on the Shenandoah Valley. Because that…