I am a writer and teaching professor of English and Creative Writing. I work in a range of genres: fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, as well as reviews and essays about books and music. If you like what I do, buy me a coffee!

Check out my books on Amazon. Spring Cleaning is a novel set in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania. A young man suddenly leaves his wife and newborn baby. Hurled into a journey of discovery and self-reckoning, his attempts to begin a new life lead to outcomes he is unprepared to face. Rolling Rock is a novella: craziness follows a bunch of misfit friends when they escape their safe suburban homes for a night of adventure in Atlantic City and New York City. It's a rollicking, edgy "time in a beer bottle" take on adolescent life in the 1980s.

I also enjoy podcasting at Song Tripping (YouTube), The English Suite, and Podula Rasa. I'm a hobbyist musician and song writer, and you can check out my music at bandcamp and soundcloud.

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