Spillwords Press publishes “At the Coffee Shop”

I am absolutely honored today to see Spillwords Press publish my love poem, “At the Coffee Shop” — and to further see it included in the literary magazine’s special “Featured Posts” section.

You can find the poem right here.

Thanks once again to Editor Dagmara K. for allowing me to showcase my work in this outstanding online periodical!



Cover to “Justice League of America” #231, Chuck Patton, 1984

DC Comics.

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Hello, Mr. Heron.

I finally got a shot of the heron that hangs out around the beaver dam (?) down at the Roanoke River.



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“In a way, you are poetry material.”

From the Soulful Epiphanies Facebook page:



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Ohhhhhh, I WENT there, girlfriend.

Friend: “Are there people that don’t like dad jokes and puns?”

Me: “If there are, then the father away they are from me, the better.”



“Day Dreams,” John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1877

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“Red Carp Under Wisteria,” Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 19th Century

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The Eunoia Review features my tribute to Dennis Williamson.

I am honored today to see the Eunoia Review publish my tribute to my late friend and colleague, Dennis Williamson.

Based in Singapore, the Eunoia Review is an international literary magazine that is “committed to sharing the fruits of beautiful thinking.”  I am grateful to Editor Ian Chung for allowing me the opportunity to share my voice there.

You can find my essay right here:

https://eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2023/08/20/requiescat-in-pace-dennis-williamson/



“Nordic Summer Evening,” Richard Bergh, late 19th Century

Oil on canvas.

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From  Mira Hadlow’s Facebook page.

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