Recent Publications:
Prime Numbers Magazine, "Almost Happy, 1972"
Palooka Journal, "A Countdown for Leaving"
Missouri Review, "U.S. and Them"
Palooka Journal, "A Countdown for Leaving"
Missouri Review, "U.S. and Them"
A Little Background
I was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and I hail from several country towns and shoreline communities across the southern portion of The Constitution State. I have three adult children, and Milford is the town where we often gather, the place we still refer to as home. I earned my B.A. in English and M.S. in secondary education from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, the place where I taught my first students, the place where I literally walked with my eldest son--first and second generation college graduates. I hold an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from UNC Wilmington where I taught creative writing and worked as part of the editorial staff of Ecotone, a literary journal centered around something I find particularly fascinating, the re-imagining of place.
My memoir is titled U.S. and Them: A Re-enchantment of an American Childhood. I am currently shopping it around. The title-chapter appears in the spring issue of the Missouri Review and another chapter from the memoir is published in Palooka in summer 2011 and a third chapter appears in the current issue of Prime Number Magazine. My work has appeared in the Connecticut Review, Post Road, American Writing, Folio, Big Tex[t], Wilma, and other journals and magazines.
I'm a full-time faculty member at Southeastern Community College in Whiteville, NC where I teach English and Literature and home is actually the quaint little city of Wilmington, North Carolina. I teach a summertime writing workshop in creative nonfiction.
I strongly believe that higher education is still a privilege. I am deeply grateful for the people, places and experiences that continue to enrich me and bless my life, especially my family. As for my mentors, colleagues and friends--their time, wisdom and friendship will never be lost on me.
My memoir is titled U.S. and Them: A Re-enchantment of an American Childhood. I am currently shopping it around. The title-chapter appears in the spring issue of the Missouri Review and another chapter from the memoir is published in Palooka in summer 2011 and a third chapter appears in the current issue of Prime Number Magazine. My work has appeared in the Connecticut Review, Post Road, American Writing, Folio, Big Tex[t], Wilma, and other journals and magazines.
I'm a full-time faculty member at Southeastern Community College in Whiteville, NC where I teach English and Literature and home is actually the quaint little city of Wilmington, North Carolina. I teach a summertime writing workshop in creative nonfiction.
I strongly believe that higher education is still a privilege. I am deeply grateful for the people, places and experiences that continue to enrich me and bless my life, especially my family. As for my mentors, colleagues and friends--their time, wisdom and friendship will never be lost on me.
Missouri Review Preview
Please click here to read my memoir excerpt, "U.S. and Them, 1971", as posted by the Missouri Review.
