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What I Learned At My Book Launch
Last Sunday I had my book release party at Swirl on the Square, a stylish local wine bar. I’ve never has a book published, so I’ve never has a release party. Or a book launch, for that matter. I had … Continue reading
In the Time of Wolves
Lately it’s been hard to get out of bed, much less write. But I managed to funnel all of my anger, disappointment, sorrow, confusion, and fear into a poem. It still feels kind of raw, this newly hatched work. But … Continue reading
Release Party Scheduled for Across An Aqueous Moon
After a year and a half of waiting, Finishing Line Press released my first book, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, last month. I am over the moon (no pun intended). I have scheduled a book release party (aka book … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving
Katie and I wish you a relaxing and abundant Thanksgiving! I’m terrifically grateful that Finishing Line Press accepted my manuscript a year ago and released my new chapbook, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, last month. It’s been an amazing journey into … Continue reading
School Update #1
Four weeks ago, my daughter started at Open Mind School. So far, it’s been terrific, and every day I am more convinced that I made the correct decision when I placed Katie there. Here’s the message that I received after … Continue reading
Pre-Sale Orders Now Shipping
If you pre-ordered a copy of my new poetry chapbook, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, Finishing Line Press will begin shipping this week! So check your mailbox. It will be there soon! Thank you for your ongoing love … Continue reading
A Question of Settling
In Summer 2015, when my brother Tom got engaged, I joked he was moving fast. His long-winded divorce had ended just two weeks earlier. “We’ve dated one-and-a-half years,” he said. “And this time, neither of us are settling.” At the … Continue reading
It’s Here!
At long last, my first poetry chapbook, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, is here! Yes, it’s a few months late. But does that really matter at this point? I can honestly say, no, it does not. Any pain and … Continue reading


