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A Brief Introduction

Welcome to my homepage.  I'm a Kentucky resident and writer who was born in Alaska, though I was in the 49th state only a couple of years and don't remember any of my time there. 
 
That photo on the right and the one below were taken just a couple of days ago.  Okay, so it's been a while.  But for as long as I can remember I knew I wanted to be a writer.  I hope to make these webpages an ongoing journal of my progress.

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As is the case with many writers, I started hitting the bottle at an early age.

Me, circa 1962, in Alaska
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I think I was contemplating an outline for "The Great American Novel."

 
Latest News:
 
May 3, 2009--Today I got word that three of my poems were accepted and published by Joyful! (http://joyfulonline.net) and are archived in the poetry section.
 
April 7, 2009--I received a copy of the front cover of the forthcoming anthology "Return of the Raven," the Edgar Allan Poe publication which will include my story "Feathered Friend." It looks great, and I'm looking forward to the release of the anthology this summer!
 
March 5, 2009--The contract for the Poe Anthology arrived today. I hope to send it off in the next day or so!
 
March 4, 2009--More good news! Horror Bound Online Magazine publications accepted my short story "Feathered Friend" for publication in their upcoming anthology tentatively titled "Return of the Raven." It will feature works inspired or influenced by Edgar Allan Poe. My story was specifically written as an homage to the Poe short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart."
 
Feb. 6, 2009--Good news! PegLeg Publishing, which published one of my stories for their GlassFire Anthology a little over a year ago, invited me to be a paid contributor in their upcoming e-book project slated to be published this summer. Of course, I accepted!
 
Jan. 1, 2009--Long time, huh? Sorry for the absence, but things have been slow with my fiction writing since I began working as a features writer at the local newspaper in April 2008. In one sense, I am still doing a lot of writing; it's just of the non-fiction variety. I'm still submitting fiction, but my fiction writing had slowed to pretty much nothing. I plan to change that. With the new year comes new determination. Here's to more fiction writing in 2009!
 

 
 
 
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