Apologies for the long silence. The day job and move consumed my summer.

Twang and Stiff Wrist arrived. I do not recommend releasing three books in a six month span, or even the same year. Trying to promote one is herculean. Three proved too much. But hey, if you’re reading this, consider purchasing either or both!

I embarked on a mini reading tour in September and October while the day job quieted. Saw a lot of people I’d not seen in a while. It felt good to be a poet again.

I think I’ve abandoned the dead mom book. It’s a strong body of work, but honestly, thinking like an editor or publisher, it’s not marketable. The rejection email from the editor at Scribner (where I’d been blessed with an invitation to submit!!!) confirmed this and …I don’t know if I’m in the right place to attempt a rewrite?

Instead, I moved on to working on Twang’s second volume, set mostly during the Clinton and early internet years, and I started writing a chapbook/maybe book of poems set at a gay wedding, inspired by a fantastic one I attended in September.

I also joined a new regular writing salon. We meet twice a month and I’m by decades the oldest member and they are delightful and welcoming and such different poets from me…I’ve learned so much from them in the short time I’ve been part of the group. So grateful.

That’s the latest. It’s been REJECTION CITY all spring and summer. I had my first acceptance since spring the other day and had forgotten how happy that yes feels!!

PS: I intend to update the merch page with all the new books. I just haven’t had time!!