Bio

A Washington-based author, educator, and pushcart nominee for poetry, my works have appeared in many international literary magazines, journals, and anthologies such as The Flatbush Review, The Fib Review, Leaf by Leaf, Metamorphoses, The Chaffey Review, Shot Glass Journal, Unlikely Stories Mark V, Literary Yard, Visual Verse, Street Lit: Representing The Urban Landscape, and the Atherton Review. I've published five collections of poetry: Without Wheels, Edges, Shadowcat, Memento Mori: A Chapbook Redux, and Rags & Feathers. My most recent book, Masques: Flash Fiction & Short Stories, debuted in August 2020. Currently, I spend time writing, wood working, and salmon fishing.

Like
line
dancers
bumping and
grinding, bodies brush
each other intentionally
touch denim—cause for banter apologies, pick-up
lines and cocktail absolution—
chess move prelude where
knight takes queen,
walks out
the
door
booze
numb,
no plans
to sober up
'til more drinks
consummate magical late night
madness with midnight's flickering street lamp dignity,
early morning disbeliefs stripped
of surprises, air
sedating
senses
come
dawn.