February 20, 2018
Where Writing Takes Us
I dreamt I was attending a writing residency in a stately, ancient house on a hill. As I walked the grounds to absorb the beauty, I kept thinking, Everyone says […]
July 9, 2016
Embracing Failure in a City of Champions
On the day Cleveland celebrated the Cavaliers bringing home a championship for the first time in half a century, I stood at the windows on the third floor of the […]
June 13, 2016
Six Hours From Anywhere You Want to Be
Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, and the Southern Tier all hang onto the moniker of the Northeast by their fingernails. In my short story, “The Half King,” I describe Western New York as “disturbingly […]