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I am a writer from New Jersey who now lives and works in the Atlanta suburbs. I write about nature, culture, politics, and the environment, usually in the first person and always aiming for a unique perspective. This is my blog, a place to share stories and hone my craft as a writer. I usually post essay-length pieces, more like magazine articles than typical blog posts. My latest post, “On Turning Sixty,” grapples with this important milestone. I try to share work that is meaningful, thought-provoking, and relevant.  

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I was listed as a "notable" writer in Best American Essays 2020 and recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize. My current book project is a memoir inspired by the 300+ letters my grandfather wrote home from the Pacific Theatre during World War II.

 

My essays have been recently published in Adbusters, Adirondack Life Magazine, As it Ought to Be Magazine, Boomer Café, Litro, Michigan Quarterly Review, Missouri Review, North Meridian Review, PopMatters Magazine, Rise Up Review, and The Smart Set. My fiction has been published in Blue Moon Review, Crania, Creo, Fairfield Review, Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, Mobius: The Journal of Social Change, New Maps Magazine, Thrice Fiction, and Timber Creek Review. I teach writing at Georgia Gwinnett College.  

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Selected Publications

Pop Culture Writing
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PopMatters Magazine, August 26, 2024​
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PopMatters  August 21, 2023
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Creative Nonfiction
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  • "Last Day of the '90s"
North Meridian Review, Autumn 2024​
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Adirondack Life Magazine, May 2024
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  • "If  Docks Could Talk: A Schroon Lake family tradition assembled board by board"
Adirondack Life Magazine  May 16, 2023
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Litro Magazine  May 13, 2023
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Fiction
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  • "The Last Americans"
New Maps Magazine (pending)
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Mobius: The Journal of Social Change, November 1, 2024
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  • "The Wetlands"
New Maps Magazine,  Fall 2023
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Thrice Fiction, Aug 1, 2018
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  • Chunky Che

Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, May 1, 2018

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Mobius: The Journal of Social Change, Feb 1, 2018

 
Political Writing
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As It Ought to Be Magazine  March 28, 2022
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As it Ought to Be Magazine  June 21, 2021
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The Smart Set  June 7, 2018
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