New Fiction: Shiner
I have some new fiction out now with Barren, a West Michigan publication based out of Kalamazoo that publishes some really amazing stuff, and Issue 21 is no exception. The
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The Lakeshore Review
My colleague Jason Gillikin and I have just released our first two issues of The Lakeshore Review, Grand Rapids’ only currently active literary magazine (I think?) and we’re pretty proud
Some Thoughts on Writing: Throughlines
I have come to believe that there is nothing inherently poetic about a particular place. The commonplaces, or loci communes if you want to get fancy with it, that poets return to so often
New Short Fiction
I have a new short story — Dads on Deck — now available to read online at X-R-A-Y. This was a fun one to write for me, not least because
Review for Yeoman’s Work
A literary friend and editor of the great Great Lakes Review wrote a very thoughtful, kind review of Yeoman’s Work on its two-year publishing anniversary. You can check out Mitch
New Poetry Live
I’ve got a new poem up with The Lindenwood Review. Interestingly, they only publish prose poems (paragraph form) which can be fine and challenging. You can find my prose piece,
Some Thoughts on Writing: Going from Idea to Concept
I did admit these would be sporadic, but consider this a good faith effort to keep the stove from dying completely. The previous dispatch covered the recording and maintenance of
Two New Poems Available
I have two new poems available in the Autumn 2021 issue of 3rd Wednesday. You can find the poems here, pp. 41-42. ‘Obol for the Boatman’ was inspired by a
New Poetry Online
I have a new poem appearing with the wonderful journal up in Ludington, Making Waves: a West Michigan Review. They’re a cool writing group that produces their own magazine, which
Some Thoughts on Writing: How do you just sit down and do it?
I have the great fortune of teaching creative writing. It’s a mostly wonderful endeavor because it provides people with an outlet and a guaranteed readership for their ideas and feelings.