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Third year at Anderson’s Bookstore Children’s Author Breakfast
On February 18, I was a featured author for the third year in a row at the Anderson’s Bookstore Children’s Author Breakfast in suburban Woodridge, meeting many librarians and teachers throughout Illinois. It’s always a great event with a lot of great local authors.
“Animal Husbandry” republished in See the Elephant
My first widely published short story, “Animal Husbandry,” now appears in See the Elephant from Metaphysical Circus. The story originally appeared in Printers Row Journal in late 2012. An excerpt: AT AROUND TWO in the afternoon, on an otherwise unimportant Tuesday in June, Herm Dublin’s prize heifer gave birth.
“The Others” featured in Duende’s January spotlight
The first short story I wrote in years, now nearly five years old, The Others, is now published in Duende literary magazine, part of its January spotlight. An excerpt: Zacharias had spent most of the day alone, tending to his small flock of sheep. With no children of his own, and his wife long dead […]
“The Cat” in East Bay Review’s holiday issue
A couple years ago, I wrote The Cat, a holiday story based on a Celtic myth. Now it’s part of East Bay Review’s holiday issue. I like being in a magazine from my old neighborhood, with Jack London on the masthead. An excerpt: Sitting in a bar on Christmas Eve didn’t feel out of the […]
Mikrokosmos Journal publishes “Crocotta”
More fiction news. My short story “Crocotta” appears in the new issue of Mikrokosmos Journal, which came out last night and pairs all stories up with illustrations. An excerpt: Study the unexplainable long enough, and you’ll learn there’s usually an explanation. The gryphon? Just protoceratops bones, discovered by Proto-Greeks who didn’t understand what they were […]
Illinois Reading Council names Rockin’ the Boat a 2017 Illinois Reads book
This news was embargoed for a long time, but can now be shared. My 2015 book Rockin’ the Boat was selected by the Illinois Reading Council as part of the 2017 Illinois Reads program. It’s one of six books chosen for high schools as part of a statewide reading initiative. Illinois Reads is a great […]
IU alumni bookshelf
My undergrad alma mater, Indiana University, included “Votes of Confidence” in the latest edition of the media school’s alumni bookshelf. I’ve gotten three entries on that shelf, and hope to grow that number soon.
