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3. Getting booked on the same show as Mad Men’s Rich Sommer 2. Sitting in the very studio where legendary DJ Alan Freed first coined the term rock and roll 1. Being called a spry young man by the building’s … Continue reading →

Very excited about a couple of readings/book signings coming up. The first is at the historic Baldwin’s Book Barn in West Chester, Pa., at 3 pm April 14. Built in 1822, this five-story treasure is filled with warm cozy nooks, … Continue reading →

Small Press Distribution, the biggest distributor of independent literary publishers in the United States, is now working with Bona Fide Books to put Mud Cakes on shelves in mom and pop and chain bookstores, university and college bookstores, libraries, and other brick and … Continue reading →

Heading back to Lehigh Valley, Pa., my home for nearly, gulp, 20 years, and where I went to high school with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (who I often shook down for lunch money; what a wimp, that guy) on Feb. 6 … Continue reading →

The first reviews are coming in for Mud Cakes, and one of my favorites is from Jendi Reiter, Vice President of WinningWriters.com, who has listed it as one of the best reads of the year.  Hailed by Writer’s Digest as … Continue reading →

Curious what my favorite article of clothing is?  If I prefer flowers over chocolate?  Which celebrity I’d gay marry?  It’s all here in my new interview with Dan Nester on We Who are About to Die.  Wondering now if I shouldn’t … Continue reading →

The Mud Cakes book tour has been one hell of a good time so far!  I’m happy to announce that we’ve added several dates for 2012, including an April 14 stop at the historic Baldwin’s Book Barn in West Chester, … Continue reading →

Grist: The Journal for Writers, has selected me for its 2011 Emerging Writer feature.  Founded by the graduate students in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Tennessee, Grist is an annual literary journal featuring more than two hundred … Continue reading →

The 2011/2012 Book Tour for Mud Cakes kicks off on the West Coast on Oct. 6 at University of Nevada-Reno, followed by a reading at Lake Tahoe Community College on Oct. 7.  Both appearances will include a reading, question and … Continue reading →

My first book of poetry, Mud Cakes, has won the 2010 Melissa Lanitis Gregory Poetry Prize and will be published by Bona Fide Books this fall. For more news about the poetry prize and Bona Fide, check out http://www.tahoeculture.com/art/lt-writers/bona-fide-books-announces-the-melissa-lanitis-gregory-poetry-prize/.  And … Continue reading →