This blog is not typically a “product” blog. I don’t endlessly sell items, though I do try to promote my own work and the writing of others from time to time. This is a little bit of a departure. Not much, but a little. There are a couple of events coming up for which you may find yourself looking for a gift. Mother’s Day <img class="size-medium wp-image-1412 lazyload" alt="If you've lost a loved one - a parent, spouse, even a child - you know the desire to have &quot;one mor

One of the exciting, and scary, things about turning the page on another chapter in life is the way the world sort of opens up, for a minute. There are all of these paths to take and decisions have to be made along the way. For the last two years (plus a few months, truth be told) I’ve been living in a paint-by-numbers world. The MFA program isn’t dauntingly structured. It isn’t like I didn’t enjoy (almost) every minute of it. But, to be fair, a degree program is supposed to

Things have been quiet. I know it. I am at my graduating residency and I’ve not had a chance to blog, or respond to emails, or post comments. We will return to regular programming soon. I am reading from my short story collection in less than an hour. I must be off!!! Happy Writing! #blog #graduation #mfa #queens

I love this time of year. From a traditional, spiritual standpoint, we’re reaching the end of the anticipation of Advent and we are entering the hope of Christmas. From a seasonal, naturist point of view, we have reached the “darkest night of the year” and from this point on, the days, which have grown depressingly short, will lengthen and more sunlight will be with us. From a personal perspective, I’ve had the privilege of spending the last two weeks with my aging grandfathe