Writer
When “Old Man Proffitt” was published in The Museum of Americana a while back, I had no idea my story, set during the Iranian Revolution of 1979, would rhyme with the march of time.
“When” is a story about when it’s time to say when.
Mahalo to Professor Tyler McMahon and his team for giving this story a home in Hawai’i Pacific Review.
I attended the 2025 James River Writers Conference in Richmond, Virginia.
Along with Angie Kim’s keynote address regarding writing later in life, there were many notable panels, including the art of revision (Kris Spisak, Kate McKean, Heather Osborn, Leslye Penelope), publishing paths (Bill Blume, Leslye Penelope, Vanessa Riley, R.R. Virdi), the art of the pitch (Julie Valerie, Elizabeth Becker, Jessica Felleman), agents & authors (Patty Smith, Angie Kim, Kate McKean, Jade Wong-Baxter), and finding a literary community (Dae Newman, Rosa Castellano, Brynn Markham, Tony Keith Jr). With respect to the latter panel, I found the luncheon on Sunday to be quite conducive to making new friends.
Along with many fine writers and artists, I am honored that my story, “To Whom Much Is Given,” has been nominated by Tom Dooley, editor of Eclectica, for the Best of the Net anthology.
In the United States of America, literacy ills affect more than the prospects of writers seeking readers. Above all, literacy ills affect us all.
In Scott Solomon’s Writing News, “Ode to Short Pump” looks back at a once-rural area of Virginia that inspired one of my published stories.
I am thrilled to launch a Substack. By way of Scott Solomon’s Writing News, I intend to delve into craft, literature, fiction, nonfiction, books, novels, stories, essays, flash, and more.
My first stack, “Hello, World,” pays homage to Elaine Palencia and her Red Herring Fiction Workshop, through which I learned how to write.
Alongside an assemblage of stellar writers and artists, I am honored to have a story published in Eclectica.
“To Whom Much Is Given” explores the expectations eroding a millennial’s well-being.
Thank you, Tom Dooley, for fighting the good fight as Eclectica’s editor since 1996.
