The Good Men Project

Abby and I before we completed the 2005 Chicago Marathon.

Follow the link to read my essay about how I explained my sister's death to my daughter.

Thank you and thank you...

A huge thank you to What to Wear During an Orange Alert for including a story of mine from Hank and Jules on their podcast, and another thank you to Poet Hound for their review of Hank and Jules.

William Blake

William Blake: Crazy? Genius? Both?

Daddy Cool

Why yes, I'm glad you asked. I just happen to have the perfect cause for you to get behind this year: Daddy Cool. Check it out, make the jump.

Feel like writing some flash fiction in a flash? I'm the guest judge of 5MinuteFiction! Tonight at 7:30 CST. Follow the link for details.

This is such a great idea! The brilliant and talented Ryan W. Bradley of Artistically Declined and Aesthetically Declined has joined forces with the indomitable and tremendously talented author Ben Tanzer to produce an anthology of great writers, Daddy Cool: An Anthology of Writing by Fathers, for and about Kids. Check out the Kickstarter campaign here. It's an honor to be included!

The Pushcart Prize...

I want to thank Robin, the editor at Boston Literary Magazine, for nominating my poem, Needed Rain, for a Pushcart Prize. Thank you so much!