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Archive for December 2009

Missing Whidbey

I realized that with the end of the term, my communications with the faculty and students will lessen significantly. Continue reading »

My Weird Titles Weren’t Weird Enough

I’ve been outdone. By a mile. A couple of posts ago I commented on some published books with odd titles and subjects. Today a friend posted a link to a story about a new book that features dozens of awkward and confusing titles. It’s called Do-It-Yourself Brain Surgery and Other Implausibly Titled Books, and features … Continue reading »

The Agent Has Landed

I’ve just been signed by Andrea Hurst Literary Management. They’ll be representing my novel, tentatively titled “Songs of War.” Continue reading »

Chekhov’s Timeless Influence on Writing

In the world of literature, no one’s philosophy about writing has had more influence than Anton Chekhov. Although he wrote around the turn of the 20th century, his short stories are as beautifully written and well regarded as anything penned today. Continue reading »

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I am the Book Review Editor for the Los Angeles Review, a literary journal.

For links to some published stories, go to my Publications page.

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