I retired from the University of Idaho as a Distinguished Professor of Biology, Philosophy, and Computer Science, with an extensive academic publication and editorial record in the sciences, mathematics, and humanities. These days I write novels, short stories, and poems. I have published short stories and poems and am querying many pieces (see “Current Projects”), and I have won some minor awards. Thirty-four years ago, I moved from Chicago to a tiny North Idaho town, much like that in my debut novel, “To Bury Lilly”. When not writing, I read classical Greek poetry, play the blues, and shoo my calico kitten, Skitterbutt, off my keyboard.
My poem, “Trailer Trash”, will appear in Synkroniciti Magazine in Volume 8, Number 3, Katherine McDaniel, editor and in an online e-book by them on September 15, 2026. To fellow writers: Kat over at Synkroniciti does a great job and she’s very
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I’ll be attending the Kauai Writers Conference next week, where I will attend a Master Class on poetry with Tim Seibles and meet with some agents. This is an excellent conference, where many (but not too many!) excellent writers spend time with
I will read something tonight at the WSU English Faculty Open Mic night, at Brused Books in Pullman, WA, from 18:00-19:00. Maybe I’ll read my new short story “Redletterjacket”, or perhaps a collection of poems on the transience of parenthood.