My writing (poetry and prose) has been published in online and print literary journals and anthologies, including Breathe: 101 Contemporary Odes (C&R Press), Spindle, The Muse Strikes Back (Story Line Press), Bridges (Indiana University Press), and Iodine Poetry ...
I have probably been influenced by all of the books I have ever read, poetry and prose, from T.S. Eliot to Nancy Drew. The influences on my romance writing were the Silhouette romances of the early '80s. However, all the great novels of love and romance from Jane Austen, the Brontes, etc. had their effect.
Favorite Books
Wuthering Heights, Northanger Abbey, Slaughterhouse 5, Crime and Punishment, War and Peace
Favorite Authors
Kurt Vonnegut, Emily Bronte, Jane Austen, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy
When Mr. McCormack teaches about Paul Revere's Ride, I can swear there's a horse in the room. I make sure to check the bottoms of my shoes before going on to my next class.It is the 1962-63 school year. I am in Mr. McCormack's seventh-grade American History class at Millburn (New Jersey) Junior High School. Sandy-haired, blue-eyed, twenty-three-year-old Mr. McCormack looms above me—ancient ...
The June issue of the Romanian literary journal, Contemporary & Literary Horizon, is now out.It features poems by Caroline Gill, the Romanian poet Ana Blandiana, and an anonymous satirical poem from Kishinev, Republic of Moldova.There are several essays, including "Cold War" by yours truly.If you'd like to check it out or inquire about making submissions or volunteering your ...
Daniel Dragomirescu, the editor of the Romanian journal, Contemporary & Literary Horizon, clicked on my Red Room author page. He liked what he read there, clicked on my personal web page and continued reading my work. Then he sent me an e-mail asking if I would contribute to his publication. I sent him six poems and he published all of them. Bilingually, in English and Romanian. This is the ...
