Call for Submissions: Everywhere Stories Volume II

In the fall of 2014, Press 53 published the anthology Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet. The book included 20 stories by…

Thanksgiving away from home

It’s Thanksgiving Day and I am grateful to be spending the holiday at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, where I’ve been in…

Crazy Low Price for Everywhere Stories

Buy this book now at Amazon: Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet Now, I say. They’ve got it listed for $7.64 for…

In Residence

I’m currently in residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, one of my favorite places. Having come to VCCA many times over…

Updated Litmag Rankings on the Way!

I received my copy of the 2016 Pushcart Prize anthology, so today I’m working on the updated rankings. They will post as soon as…

Recent Blog Silence

It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say, but I’ve been busy! First, there was the brief trip to Charlotte NC, where I…

Emerging!

Apparently, I’m an Emerging Writer, at least based on two recent awards I’ve received. Two weeks ago I learned that I had won the…

Technical Difficulties — Resolved

Thanks to Joe, my web developer, the problem I’ve been experiencing with WordPress has been resolved, or at least disarmed. Thanks for your patience….

Technical Difficulties

Please accept my apologies, but I’m having technical difficulties on the blog. Suddenly, all of my posts have turned into “excerpts” and the “Read…

Virginia Writers’ Club Symposium 2015

On Saturday, August 1, I had the pleasure of being a presenter at the annual symposium of the Virginia Writers’ Club. This is the…