I am a writer, photographer, & part-time art dealer who travels the back roads of the Midwest & Appalachia taking pictures & searching for lost art treasures.
Here’s the last poem I wrote about my father who died this past March. Thank you to @MarkDanowsky for publishing this poem, & two others about mark Rothko, today in @OneArtPoetry1. Click here to read all 3 poems: oneartpoetry.com/2026/10/18/…
Find my story, “There, There, Big Meat,” in this wonderful new issue of Vlad Mag by @HouseofVlad. Big thanks to the legend @dt_robbins for including me in this stellar roster.
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Here’s a new micro poem that just came out this week in @righthandpoint. Thanks to Dale Wisely and everyone at Ambidextrous Bloodhound Press for including it in the issue. #micropoetry
Thank you to the editors of @flashficmag for publishing my new story “The Cult of the Marlboro Man.” Here’s the first paragraph. To read the whole story, click this link and go “to where the flavor is”: flashfictionmagazine.com/blo…
When I was a kid, the notion of falling into the ocean & turning into a fish that could live & breathe forever underwater became my most fervent desire especially on those days when the tidal wave of expletives my parents poured upon each other threatened to drown me
@Kiptain62
"Every day I am more certain than the day before that Mr. Limpet has something important to tell me. Perhaps something wonderful, like tomorrow’s winning lottery numbers"
@Kiptain62's "I Have Never Stopped Believing in the Incredible Mr. Limpet"
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Here’s the opening of my new story in @trampset. Click the link below to read the full story. The Incredible Mr. Limpet was my favorite movie when I was a kid. If you’ve not seen it, I strongly encourage you to watch it while sitting in a comfy chair. trampset.org/post/i-have-nev…
"Every day I am more certain than the day before that Mr. Limpet has something important to tell me. Perhaps something wonderful, like tomorrow’s winning lottery numbers"
@Kiptain62's "I Have Never Stopped Believing in the Incredible Mr. Limpet"
trampset.org/post/i-have-nev…
Here’s the first of 3 new prose poems up today in the Fall issue of Rawhead. Thank you to all the editors for putting together such a lovely issue. Click here to read the whole issue:
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Thank you to @paragraphplanet for publishing my 75-word microfiction story “There Are No Atheists in Tornado Alley.” Click the link below to check it out. I lived in Tornado Alley for 4 years. Storms are definitely the Gods that rule there. paragraphplanet.com/index.ph…
Rothko still haunts me in my new story in the September issue of @GhostParachute. Thanks to @brettpribble for being a terrific supporter of my writing. And thanks to Courtney Burton for the perfect artwork. Read the story here: ghostparachute.com/issue/sep…
I’m always proud to have work in @Heroin_Chic_Mag. Six new photos of mine—3 color & 3 b/w—just dropped in the September issue. Here are two of the b/w photos. Click here to check out the rest and to read the new issue: heroinchic.weebly.com/blog/p…
Thank you to everyone @blinkink50 for including my 50-word story in their new issue. Check out the table of contents to see all the terrific writers packed into this tiny yet mighty issue. Go to blink-ink.org and subscribe today.