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Literary Small Plates
Small plates are “in” at restaurants, with the goal of coaxing diners to sample and share. As a former restaurateur, I’ve always liked the idea. So, what does that have to do with what I’m reading? Everything. Don’t get me wrong-there’s nothing better than devouring a good book. But sometimes a short story, an interview,…
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What I’m Reading and Writing
What I’m Reading… I’ve been spending time with Jack London lately- specifically, The God of His Fathers, a collection of stories that feels carved out of raw earth. London wrote with muscular clarity, but what strikes me now, reading him later in life, is the tenderness beneath. His characters move through landscapes that test them,…
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Moon Meridian Novella Prize
My debut novella, Franklin’s End, has received the Moon Meridian Novella Prize and will be published in summer 2027 by April Gloaming Publishing. The award is presented annually to a writer whose narrative demonstrates the capacity of compressed fiction to achieve the emotional resonance of a larger canvas. Past recipients have gone on to receive…
