News and Updates:
January 7, 2010
Happy New Year! For those of you who live in the New Hampshire-area, I will be reading at River Run Bookstore in Portsmouth on January 27 with Night Train editor and kick-ass writer Rusty Barnes. Hell, I'm going just to hear Rusty read.
December 16, 2009
Happy Holidays...and, no, I won't use an exclamation point. That's not how I'm saying it to you. In fact, I'm whispering, Happy Holidays.
November 20, 2009
A couple of new venues have been added to my "Readings" page. I am finally finishing my MFA in fiction writing at University of New Hampshire and will be reading from my novel, When We Were Locusts on December 2. I will also be part of a holiday poetry event at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord on December 10. On December 24, I will be reading "The Night Before Christmas" to my kids. Feel free to stop by for that.
It looks like I got screwed out "The Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine again this year. Johnny Depp? Come on. He's good-looking, but he's no Nate Graziano.
October 30, 2009
I am back from the book tour for After the Honeymoon. It went well. I met a ton of great people and fine writers. I'd like to thank everyone who hosted the venues, read with me, set up the tour, put me up at their house, etc. Too many people to name, but thanks.
I will be reading with two of my good friends, Dan "Cracker/Jackson" Crocker and Becky Schumejda, in Cambridge next Friday and in Kingston, N.Y., with Tim Gager and Alan Catlin tacked on the bill, next Saturday. I have added some new local readings as well. Check out the readings page for details.
Happy Halloween, folks. Under no circumstances, whatsoever, should you accept any candy from me.
September 17, 2009
My new collection of poetry, After the Honeymoon, is released today. I'm very excited. If you're interested in getting a copy, here are the links to buy it on-line:
sunnyoutside press (If possible, this is the best way to order, as you support your small presses and independent businesses by purchasing directly from the publisher.)
Also, check out my reading schedule. A few more have been added. At some point, I'll be meeting up with Pearl Jam, and Eddie Vedder and I are going to perform an acoustic cover of Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)."
You're beautiful. Go Sox!
August 25, 2009
I just updated my "Readings" page. If you live east of The Rockies and north of The Mason/Dixon Line, chances are good you'll be able to catch me somewhere and spit on my shoes for wasting your time.
The page for After the Honeymoon will be up later today.
I have a new piece of flash fiction titled "On Cadillac Mountain" on the website Fried Chicken and Coffee. Check it out. It's part of a circle of stories that may or may not ever be finished. This is a real feel-good piece.
Boo! Made you look.
August 20, 2009
As most of you can discern, the cover for After the Honeymoon is finished. Many thanks to Erin Ruttan for taking the photographs and Dave McNamara for designing it.
I will be putting up a page for the book sometime this weekend, complete with the specs, the blurbs by David Kirby, Tim Green of Rattle, and Rusty Barnes of Night Train, and the book's pink, frilly underwear. The release date for After the Honeymoon is September 17, and I'll be posting the reading tour dates soon.
Just remember, I love you.
July 14, 2009
My new book of poetry After the Honeymoon will be released on September 17 by sunnyoutside. I will be doing readings all around the country, so keep checking this site or my Facebook page for details on where you can catch me next fall. In the meantime, try to get some sleep.
I've been receiving some very handsome contributor's copies this summer. I have received copies of The Meadow, Quercus Review, and Falling Star Magazine in the past month or so and have been very impressed with the production and the writing. I'm humbled to be included.
I will be updating this site, as well as my blog, more frequently as the publication date approaches. In the meantime, try to get some sleep.
May 12, 2009
I have a new piece of flash fiction titled "Almost Christmas" posted at Night Train Magazine, and the piece received a nice write-up on the Emerging Writers Network. I'm humbled for both honors.
