I have the privilege of participating this Friday and Saturday in two events celebrating literature and the arts, and at one of them, I'll be reading my latest essay titled "Trail to the Past," which was published yesterday in Intervals. If you happen to be in Gainesville or the Clermont area, you should consider checking … Continue reading Come join me for a reading of my latest essay this Friday in Gainesville and at Independent Bookstore Day in Clermont on Saturday
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Come Join Me This Saturday at Lake Louisa State Park for Nature Fest, or Virtually, for a Live Reading of My Next Essay, “Campfire Beside the Prairie”
This Saturday, March 28th, I'll be appearing at a live event at Lake Louisa State Park in Clermont, Florida, and then later at a virtual event to read my next essay to be published in Thorn & Bloom magazine. Both will cater to nature lovers. First will be Nature Fest at Lake Louisa State Park, … Continue reading Come Join Me This Saturday at Lake Louisa State Park for Nature Fest, or Virtually, for a Live Reading of My Next Essay, “Campfire Beside the Prairie”
Check out my award-winning essay “Mardi Gras ’95” in San Luis Obispo’s The NightWriter Review
My long-awaited essay titled "Mardi Gras' 95," which won First Place for Nonfiction last fall in the 2025 SLO NightWriters Golden Quill Writing Contest, has now been published in the 2025-26 issue of The NightWriter Review. The NightWriter Review is the annual publication of the San Luis Obispo NightWriters, a writing community in Central California that provides … Continue reading Check out my award-winning essay “Mardi Gras ’95” in San Luis Obispo’s The NightWriter Review
Check out my latest essay in Montana’s Big Sky Journal (“The First Run of the Season”)
I was honored earlier this month to have my essay titled "The First Run of the Season" published in the Fly Fishing 2026 issue of Big Sky Journal, an outdoors and cultural magazine published in Bozeman, Montana. This piece has special significance because of the magazine's publication not far from the home of my wife's … Continue reading Check out my latest essay in Montana’s Big Sky Journal (“The First Run of the Season”)
Here’s how to find me at the Sunshine State Book Festival, and check out “Anger Sister” in The Gardan Journal
The Writers Alliance of Gainesville has now posted the location of each author at the Meet the Author Showcase at the Sunshine State Book Festival at the Santa Fee College Fine Arts Hall at 3000 N.W. 83rd Street in Gainesville tomorrow, January 24th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As you'll see from the map … Continue reading Here’s how to find me at the Sunshine State Book Festival, and check out “Anger Sister” in The Gardan Journal
If you’re in Gainesville on Saturday, Jan. 24th, come join me at the Sunshine State Book Festival
If any of you plan to be in Gainesville the weekend after the MLK holiday, I welcome you to join me at the Sunshine State Book Festival at the Santa Fee College Fine Arts Hall at 3000 N.W. 83rd Street. I'll be joining 100 other authors at the Meet the Authors Showcase and Expo from … Continue reading If you’re in Gainesville on Saturday, Jan. 24th, come join me at the Sunshine State Book Festival
“Morning Coffee,” my latest essay, has been nominated by Ponder Review for a Pushcart Prize
My latest essay (and likely the final one to be published in 2025) has now made it into print, as “Morning Coffee” has now been published in Volume 9, Issue 2 of Ponder Review. Ponder Review is the student-run literary journal of the MFA program at Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Mississippi and publishes … Continue reading “Morning Coffee,” my latest essay, has been nominated by Ponder Review for a Pushcart Prize
Come join me on Dec. 14th by Zoom (or in Gainesville) for a live reading of my next essay, “Baby Bear”
I just learned this week that I'll be joining the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) next Sunday for a live reading of my next essay, "Baby Bear," with other authors whose pieces have been published in Bacopa Literary Review. Bacopa, which was released just before Thanksgiving, is the annual literary anthology published by WAG and … Continue reading Come join me on Dec. 14th by Zoom (or in Gainesville) for a live reading of my next essay, “Baby Bear”
My Book Has Received Another Award, and Also Check Out My Latest Essay, “Boynton Canyon”
I was thrilled to learn this morning that my book, Finding My Way Home: Fighting Depression Backpacking in Central Florida, has received another award, this time from the 12th Annual Independent Author Network (IAN) Book of the Year Awards. My book was named as Finalist in the IAN Book of the Year Awards category for Nonfiction: Mind/Body/Spirit. … Continue reading My Book Has Received Another Award, and Also Check Out My Latest Essay, “Boynton Canyon”
Check out my article on backpacking in Outdoors Unlimited (“Backpacking Beside the Baltic Sea”) and my essay in The Florida Writer (“Anger Sister”)
I was thrilled to have two different pieces published in two different publications today, one creative and one an outdoor travel article. Today's Fall 2025 issue of Outdoors Unlimited includes my article titled "Backpacking Beside the Baltic Sea," a travel piece about a great national preserve near Stockholm, Sweden for hiking, camping, and backpacking. Outdoors … Continue reading Check out my article on backpacking in Outdoors Unlimited (“Backpacking Beside the Baltic Sea”) and my essay in The Florida Writer (“Anger Sister”)
