“Bards Across the Pond” is now available over at Amazon.

You can order your copy right here.  Local Gems Press developed this anthology to honor the rich poetic traditions in both America and the United Kingdom. 

Bards Across the Pond includes work from over 120 poets across the United States and over 50 poets from various regions in the UK.  (I am one of the former — if you purchase the volume, I hope you enjoy “The Rough, Violet Stone.”) 😉 



“Who are we, if not measured by our impact on others?”

Poster for “X-Men: Apocalypse” (2016)

20th Century Studios.

Quick site note —

If you happen to like an artwork that I feature here at the blog, just click to enlarge it.  WordPress is currently configured to allow that.  (For a while, this wasn’t the case.)



I’ve been nominated for March 2025 Author of the Month at Spillwords Press.

Hey, gang — I’ve been nominated for another Spillwords Press Award, this time for March 2025 Author of the Month.  (Spillwords Press featured my poem “Like White Plumeria Petal” on March 8th.)

If you would care to vote for me, you can do so right here.  Just remember you have to register with Spillwords Press and log in first.

I hope your spring is off to a great start!



“Monk in the Snow,” Caspar David Friedrich

Oil on canvas.

Cover to “The Vault of Horror” #32, Johnny Craig, 1953

EC Comics.

“You should tell the best stories you can possibly tell …”

Nurse Your Favorite Heresies in Whispers