EPOCH has always been one of my dream publications. Sometimes you can’t explain it: you just fall in love with the writing, appreciate the history and standards, etc. I recently found out my piece “Top of the World” will appear in the autumn issue of the journal, and my reaction is one of complete and utter joy. I have to thank Donald Anderson, Brandon Lingle, Kerry Linfoot, and Kristen Loyd for reviewing and editing the … Continued

A suggestion: go find the latest edition of The Sun Magazine (a great literary treat) and read “After All This Is Over” by Doug Crandell. I love brevity and patience in writing, and it’s often difficult to achieve (as a writer) or find (as a reader) both. In four pages Crandell has written a beautifully effective piece about hope, disappointment, honesty, love, and acceptance (set in farmland America in the 80s).

So how do you put LSD, Baseball, Family, and Revenge together? I have the stories, but the narrative has arrived slowly over the past couple of weeks. In edit. The 2010 War, Literature & the Arts Conference is still coming together quite well. All the genre heads are working on panel formation and scheduling. We’ll have a sit down this week with the bosses for approval. So far so good! If you want to attend, … Continued

I have just returned from a trip to South Dakota. I visited the poorest place in America: the Pine Ridge Reservation (Lakota) in Shannon County. It was a beautifully humbling experience. I spent time at Wounded Knee, the Badlands, Hot Springs, the Crazyhorse Monument, Mt. Rushmore, and Rapid City. I found time to photograph people, buffalo, monuments, rainstorms, and anything else that caught my eye. I plan on writing an essay about portions of the … Continued

Poetry While You Wait, a collection of poetry from the Pikes Peak region, accepted one of my poems, “Camouflage Doesn’t Work When They See You Dress”. One of the great things that comes with acceptance into this collection is a reading at the local radio station. Check out my reading of the poem at KRCC. Yes, I was reading with a cold.