Welcome to my blog for writing. Here is where you will find an archive of short stories and essays I have written. Many of those stories were published at a blog I have since taken down called Clintonaut. Many of those... Continue Reading →
Could not possibly be more excited for this great news: the cover for Rip Crowley in Fox Osage, coming out soon from Two Gun Publishing. Credit to the great Dan Boyd for the artistic work here. The description: Rip Crowley... Continue Reading →
I hope you'll take a moment and read a poem of mine in the January issue of Hare's Paw, which, "teaches us freedom and the value of knowing when to speed up, when to slow down, and when to revisit... Continue Reading →
Was really excited when I got the acceptance notification from The Argyle for my poem Here at the Track (the Race and the Boy) -- and not just because it features my son.
Busy month, so I almost missed this big June announcement: I was honored to have my poem, Scenes from an American Road Trip, published in The Banyan Review. This is particularly exciting because The Banyan Review nominates for the Pushcart... Continue Reading →
A privilege and a joy to be included in the Summer 2025 issue of St. Pete's own Neptune Poetry.
New poetry in Sarasota's Magazine 1 and at the Wildsound Poetry Festival. Check it out.
A genuine privilege to have two of my poems featured in the Winter 2025 edition of St. Petersburg's own Neptune Poetry. I'm in extraordinary company, and am immensely grateful to publisher Denzel Johnson-Green for including me, and for a few... Continue Reading →
So pleased that Rip and Jeremiah Crowley, along with Maybelle Parker and the whole Fox Osage family will now be a part of the Two Gun Publishing family.
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