Cover to “Heavy Metal,” Tariq Raheem, November 2004

Metal Mammoth, Inc.

My neighbor surprised me today with a big slab of watermelon; now it’s a midnight snack.

I do love the American south.



The Bards Initiative and Poets Anonymous select my poem for annual Gathering anthology.

I am so happy to report here that my short nature poem, “The Mountain at Summer, Seen from a Passing Car,” will be included in the upcoming Gathering poetry anthology. Gathering is an outstanding annual collection developed by Poets Anonymous and The Bards Initiative, and published by Local Gems Press.

The book is slated for an August 26th release, following a book launch that day at 7:30 PM at the Courtyard Dulles Airport Chantilly, 3935 Centerview Drive, Chantilly VA 20151. (The doors open at 7 PM.)

For preorder information, please see the Local Gems Press website here.

I am quite grateful to The Bards Initiative President James P. Wagner, along with Lesley Tyson and Megan McDonald of Poets Anonymous.

This will mark the 45th anthology where my writing has appeared.



Cover to “Creepy” #115, Enric Torres-Prat, 1980

Warren Publishing.

Cover to “Creepy” #114, Kirk Reinert, 1980

Warren Publishing.

Cover to “Batman” #384, Paris Cullins & Anthony Tollin, 1985

DC Comics.

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