A quick shout and thank you to Moxie Press for featuring some of my poetry from "EVERYTHING IS BRIGHTER NOW" in the April Edition of their zine. Cover Artist - Sarah Vitberg These protest poems go well beyond the "No Kings" rally cry. Believing that someone must be hurt in order for someone else to feel safe is the lie of authoritarian justice. Every accusation is a confession. THE KING'S NEW SUIT In the time of chatter Too cheap Too hostile To stick to what matters They call it a bluff But...

Put on your sunglasses, because: I'm excited to announce that my new book, EVERYTHING IS BRIGHTER NOW, is available now! Click the links below to get your copy! ➡️ PAPERBACK KINDLE ⬅️ ➡️ AUTOGRAPHED PAPERBACK This is the follow up to A LIT WICK , and the second book in what I'm calling "The Burning Insight" series -- a very personal collection poems and short stories based on my life. This book was written over a three year period, after quitting my job, moving to the desert and exploring...

The decision to leave my home and my job wasn't an easy one, but something that felt necessary at the time. The stagnation in my life had moved well beyond those things, and I was in desperate need of something new. New doesn't even cover it. Transformative. Explosive. It was time to blow it all up and dig deeper into who I was and how I'd become that person. I'd lost myself in the daily grind and the ways I was coping with that grind. It wasn't healthy, I wasn't happy, and aside from some...