The Quarter(ly) graciously published my essay on Ralph Bakshi's 1973 film Heavy Traffic, which I find both a masterwork and a travesty...

I am thrilled to announce my latest poetry collection: Office Poems. The great people over at Cyberwit.net picked up this manuscript...

I meant to announce these new publications earlier on my blog, but work got in the way. I like to keep myself busy, as you can see below....

Haiku has been taught only one way in America for so long that it has caused people to get up in arms when one deviates from the "norm."...

My most experimental and transgressive poem, “Starring Scarlett Johansson as The Major in 2017’s Ghost in the Shell,” found its home with...

I have been featured in Local Gem Press's yearly North Carolina Bards Poetry Anthology for the second year in a row, My first appearance...

I had a great time talking with Patrick Widdess for his podcast Poetry Non-Stop. In it, I talk about poetry, Buddhism, mental health, and...

I am proud to have a new poem published in Red Ogre Review, a great literary magazine I've been keeping an eye on. Red Ogre clearly...

On April 19th, I was ecstatic to learn that I won 2nd place in Charlotte Writers Club's 2022 Poetry Contest judged by noted poet David...

FailedHaiku has published two haiku written by me in their 76th issue. As a longtime haiku lover and haiku poet, I am beyond honored to...

To celebrate World Poetry Day and my birthday the same week, all of my poetry ebooks will be FREE on Amazon from March 20th to 25th....

Whenever you get a chance, go to UNCSA School of Filmmaking’s film village alone. Walk into Main Theater and take any seat. I prefer the...

The response to my haiku collection, So Quiet This Wind, has been polarizing. I expected as such considering how my aim was to break what...

When a class-action lawsuit was filed against my alma mater—the University of North Carolina School of the Arts—concerning negligence...

A high accomplishment for a writer is not just having your work published in a book or magazine, but to have it out there in the world as...

I am proud to have a new poem, "Our Beholders," featured in Beyond Words, an international literary magazine. The poem was inspired by a...

I am excited to announce my newest book: a collection of flash fiction stories entitled Vantage Points. The book will come out August...

Read my poem "Mindfulness" in Local Gem Press's North Carolina Bards Poetry Anthology 2021. The anthology, which features many other...

I'm excited to announce my latest project: The Gospel Accordingly, a music collaboration with Brenden Sica released through Noise Jazz...

Park Road Books has been serving the Charlotte community since 1977. No other book store in Charlotte is as committed to supporting local...