French Press V Snow

It's a lovely battle. Thanks to Orange Alert for the Watch List love today.

V.I.P. Popcorn Noir

That's right.

Easthampton got movies, yo.

And I got my V.I.P. pass.  

Cool Hand Luke coming soon to my eyeballs.

Learn more HERE.

White Square Books

A few miles down the road from Northampton, Massachusetts you'll find its neighbor Easthampton, and in Easthampton you'll find a great little bookstore called White Square Books. And in that great little bookstore you'll find a bit of counter space reserved for local authors, and on that bit of counter space reserved for local authors you'll find my novel Freight chilling beside Rachel Glaser's Pee on Water.

I like that.

You live here or close to here.

You'll like White Square Books.

Maybe I'll see you there.

Maybe I'll see you here.

Pushcart Nom Nom Nom

"I Fixed," a chapter from my novel Freight, has been nominated for a Pushcart.

Many thanks to the folks at Folded Word Press, and congrats to my fellow nominees.Read the announcement HERE.

1-2-3-4-5! The Five Lost Senses of Carl

Carl is finally here and he wants to lose his senses with you. Very big thanks to Deckfight Press for taking the project on, and, of course, endless thanks to my co-author, the glam-tastic & wonderful Christy Crutchfield.

Get some Carl HERE.

5K for Farmland

Good times running the 5K for Farmland. Weather was nice and crisp, a little cloud cover, the colors were popping, the feet were slapping the pavement alongside the Hadley common and then they were slapping the hard-pack alongside Hadley farmland. Superstar Christy Crutchfield (who also rocked the spot at Monkeybicycle recently) tore up the course with me. We walked away with our bag filled with fresh vegetables, a pound of grass-fed beef, and delicious cookies. I think everybody won today. Mmmmm, grass-fed. Get outside.

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More Library. More Fun.

Freight has now made a home for itself at the Worthington Public Library in Worthington, OH. I think that's awesome. I think you should go check my book out. CHECK IT OUT.

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Library

Freight is slowly making its way toward a library near you (hopefully). Right now it's at the Monroe County Public Library in Bloomington, Indiana.

You live there or near there?

You should go check my book out.

Ha. Get it?

CHECK IT OUT, YO.

Bye.

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Coming Soon

from Deckfight Press, the folks who brought you Jordan Castro's Supercomputer, Josh Spilker's Firehouse Neckbrace, J. Bradley's A Patchwork of Rooms Furnished by Mistakes, and more.

Stayed tuned HERE, HERE, and HERE. 

'Freight' review at Specter Literary Magazine

Many thanks to Mr. Martin McCaulay for his generous and thoughtful review of my novel Freight at Specter Literary Magazine. Here's a snippet:

"Beautifully told, heartfelt and funny. Some parts go straight for the heart but never in sentimental or melodramatic way. And we can learn from its wisdom. David Hume said 'Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.' This is that story."

Read his full review HERE.

An additional thanks also goes out to Martin for catching (and appreciating) the sneaky Grease Stains reference in Freight. Good eyes.

between the chocolate milk & the earl gray

you'll find the lady killigrew & montague bookmill. autumntimes is nice.

...it's on the table, the fire's cooking...

Freight cozies up next to Andrew Scott's Naked Summer on the Vouched table. It feels good. Give some love to Vouched HERE.

october

With my light striking

 the bike path in front of me, he looks like an alien

at my side, strange nose and haircut. He looks like a mad scientist

at my side, springs and cranks

jiggling and popping. He looks pale at my side. He looks

happy. His breathing is hard.

I wish him a happy October, then press on,

crushing the colorful and crunchy underfoot,

light slashing the evening, a blade

of fearless

ninja.