Some cool artwork inside Benny Marconi’s.

Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia.



Cover to “Batman” #241, Neal Adams, Bernie Wrightson, 1972

DC Comics.

Thankee Sai.

Thank you to everybody who made my birthday a happy one yesterday, including the many cool people who called or sent messages.

You brought a smile to an old man’s face.  😉



Cover to “Bane,” Brian Stelfreeze, 1997

DC Comics.

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Source: the English Literature Facebook page

Just a quick reminder to vote for Publication of the Month over at Spillwords Press.

(And I have an ulterior motive for the reminder because my poem “Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks” was nominated.)  😉

You can register to vote at Spillwords Press right here, and then cast your vote right here in the contest.

Have fun, and thank you in advance if you happen to vote for me!  🙂



Poets Anonymous releases its Gathering 2024 poetry anthology

The new Gathering 2024 poetry anthology, which contains my poem “prayer upon an empty hilltop,” is now available over at Amazon.

You can find it right here.

This is Gathering’s second annual publication, and it is once again a joint initiative between Poets Anonymous and Local Gems Press.  I remain quite grateful for this opportunity to Bards President James P. Wagner, as well as Lesley Tyson and Megan McDonald of Poets Anonymous.  🙂



Ilario Bandini at Forli 1954 Race in Forli, Italy

An octopus omelette is an octomelette.

Because omelettepus sounds too weird.

Don’t lie.  You know you want some.


Album cover for Anika Pyle’s “Wild River,” 2021

Nurse Your Favorite Heresies in Whispers