My faith journey part 1

My faith journey part 1

My faith journey has been an unusual one. I say this because, judging from dozens of friends and acquaintances around the country, it is uncommon for a person raised with conservative values and politics, as I was, to swerve from that ethos to something else. Why is...
Two new articles

Two new articles

It’s been a busy couple of weeks. First, by popular demand, I’ve rolled out audio versions of some short stories. You can listen to them in the car or while exercising. They can be found at this link on my website. Second, some of my readers may not know,...
Upcoming book announcement – BLUE GOSPEL

Upcoming book announcement – BLUE GOSPEL

Hello friends! My posts to this blog are so infrequent, you could be forgiven for forgetting that you signed up! But now is NOT the time to give up and unsubscribe. I am very excited to announce a book project that has been in the works for over a year. The idea for...
Departed mother

Departed mother

My mother passed away a week ago. I normally avoid the phrase ‘passed away’ because I don’t see anything wrong with saying ‘she died,’ but I know that some people are more sensitive than I am. Since that morning last Monday, I have had...
Review of Lacunae published by Radix

Review of Lacunae published by Radix

I am pleased to announce that, after some unfortunate delays, my review of Scott Cairns’ 2023 book Lacunae has been published by Radix Magazine. I love this book and I’ve read it over and over. Scott has been writing and poetry since the early 80’s....