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Washington, D.C., is a city where history, art, and architecture come together at every turn. From the Lincoln Memorial’s iconic steps to th...

Years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting George Saunders at a literary event. His insights into the writing process have influenced many wri...

  Barbara Morrison, author and literary blogger, recently shared her thoughts on Faraway Tables . She writes that the collection “moves arou...

The Fictional Café published two of my poems,“Percentages” and “Tight Community,” as part of its National Poetry Month Roundup. One poem tou...

My article about our visit to Munich was published in Go World Travel Magazine . One of Munich’s greatest treasures is its green spaces. The...

I met Tim O’Brien years ago at a literary event. It was a thrill to meet and listen to the words of the author of such works as The Things T...

I’m proud to share a review of Faraway Tables, published in Loch Raven Review , that was written by the late editor and poet Dan Cuddy. Dan...

  The Winter 2026 issue of Baltimore Style Magazine has been published, and it features my article, “Have Yourself A Mid-Atlantic Christmas...

The next and final event in the Lit & Art Reading Series for 2025 will take place from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 20 at the ic...

Years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Thomas Steinbeck when we did a reading together at a book shop in Montecito, California. I was promo...

  My travel story has been featured in Montgomery Magazine ! This time, I’m taking you on a journey through Germany, from the scenic landsca...

  My Faraway Tables poem "Fado" has been published in the guitar issue of Syncopation Literary Journal , dedicated to the theme o...

When we travel, we sometimes come across a piece of art or culture or a collectable to take back with us as a momento of our experience. In ...

  My Dublin story was published in the print edition of Baltimore's Child Magazine (pages 14-16) . Our recent family adventure brought u...

  My Faraway Tables poems "Taste" and "Thanks for the Socks" were featured in Fleas on the Dog , an online literary  jo...

The  Lit & Art Reading Series  has been showcasing the talents of local, regional, and national authors, poets, musicians, and artists s...

  There's never been a better time to virtually journey to the depths of Poland's historic Wieliczka Salt Mine. My travel story in G...

  My poem "Submission to a Student Magazine (from a writer who’s burning out)" was published in Grub Street back in 2007. It is o...

  My travel story, "Dublin By the Book:  Libraries and Libations," has been published in Go World Travel . This piece takes you th...

  As the old Rolling Stones wisdom says, you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you ...

My Faraway Tables  poem, “Pests,” was published in the anthology, Which Side Are You On? . The anthology features about 80 poets and their w...

  My travel story, "Dublin: A Literary Pub Crawl," has been published in GoNOMAD . This piece takes readers and revelers through D...

  As novelist E.L. Doctorow will tell you, sometimes the best kind of research is the kind that comes to you without effort. I experienced t...

  My Faraway Tables poem "Countryman" found its home in the pages of The Three Acts of Wayne Countryman.  Published by Eight Ston...