Sometimes the world seems like an eternal crap-storm and there's absolutely nothing we can do to make it better. Sometimes the days stretch out empty and you have no idea how to fill them. Sometimes you can glimpse happiness around the corner, like … [Read more...]
Why I love the Reds
April 19, 2016 By 2 Comments
If you’ve read my short story chapbook, The Face of Baseball, you might have figured out that I’m a Reds fan. There was never a lot of choice in the matter. I was born across the river in Kentucky, still safely Reds country. We went to a game every … [Read more...]
Why I no longer want Audrey Hepburn’s body
April 12, 2016 By 2 Comments
Last weekend, our re-booted local movie palace, The Ohio Theater, showed the first movie in their new incarnation as a non-profit. The movie was Charade, with Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. A great flick and a great crowd. I’ve always loved Cary … [Read more...]
Key West, Day One
March 1, 2016 By Leave a Comment
How do you travel and what do you travel for? When I was younger, I thought traveling would make me happy. Then I realized you take yourself with you wherever you go. It's harder than you think to leave misery at home, so best to get rid of the … [Read more...]
6 reasons to love Marvel’s Agent Carter
February 28, 2016 By Leave a Comment
I'm late to the game and not yet all the way up to speed (I have three more episodes in season 2 to watch), but here are some things that are so great about Agent Carter and make this show so (sadly) unique: Very little cleavage. When Peggy … [Read more...]
My year in writing
December 31, 2015 By Leave a Comment
2015 has been a year of contrasts where my writing life is concerned, with some great accomplishments and excitement alongside a lot of reflection and re-thinking. Here are some of the highlights: My Chapbook!!! Here's the excitement and … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: A perfect place to be a writer
December 7, 2015 By 2 Comments
Last Friday night I had my reading and book launch for The Face of Baseball, my chapbook of linked short stories from WhiskeyPaper Press. As promised, there was beer and peanuts and, extra bonus, Crackerjacks! It was a small, rotating crowd of … [Read more...]
Madison Monday: Honorary bookseller for a day
November 30, 2015 By Leave a Comment
This Saturday, I had the honor of being bookseller for a day at our local indie bookstore, Village Lights. The Indie Bound tradition started in 2013 with Sherman Alexie and involves authors all around the country selling books on Small Business … [Read more...]
About The Face of Major League Baseball (and my dad)
November 9, 2015 By 5 Comments
My story, “The Face of Major League Baseball,” is out now in a chapbook from WhiskeyPaper Press along with two other short stories. The story will also appear in Volume 28:2 of CALYX Journal. I’m very excited about both of these things. The … [Read more...]
Bringing the beach home with you
October 21, 2015 By Leave a Comment
I spent the last five or six days on the beach in Florida on an extended fall break. In the process, I may have figured out the key to happiness. This is probably not surprising. The key to happiness does not involve social media or faculty … [Read more...]
