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June 18, 2021

Choo-Choo!

It’s been several years since I’ve kept up with my website in any kind of meaningful way, but since so much has changed for me in the last year–and since I’m about to embark on yet another epic train trip (this time to try and decide upon a new place to call home)–I thought this…
June 18, 2013

Couch Surfing My Way Cross-Country

I heard passing mention of couch surfing about six months ago on the Indie Travel Podcast, but I didn’t know much about it. Then, when I was budgeting for the West-to-East-Coast portion of my trip, I realized that I was going to need to find very inexpensive—or, better yet, free—accommodations along the way if I…
June 3, 2013

Travelogue 05/16/2013: Scenic, SD to Cody, WY

This morning, I had perhaps the best breakfast of my life— fresh scrambled farm eggs, homemade apple cinnamon dumplings, a strawberry salad, homemade granola with yogurt, and blueberry pancakes made from wheat grown by our host’s brother—all prepared by Amy, one of the proprietors of the Circle View Ranch. Over breakfast, Phil, the other proprietor,…
June 1, 2013

Travelogue, 05/15/2013: Scenes from Scenic, South Dakota

Tonight, we are staying in an 1880 homestead cabin (sans electricity) a few miles outside of Badlands National Park. It is stunning here. We built a fire, watched the sunset, and looked up at the stars until the coyotes erupted in this frantic chatter that kept seeming to get louder and closer. Nothing like a…
May 22, 2013

My Book Is Here!

You can order a copy from the good people at Longleaf Press or on Amazon.com. Thanks for your support!
April 23, 2013

Reading in Santa Barbara

I am heading to California tomorrow to read at the Narrative-Making in the Aftermath of War Conference at the UC Santa Barbara Interdisciplinary Humanities Center. Wondering whether the seven and a half hour plane ride will actually be long enough for me to finish all this grading….
April 12, 2013

Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival

Along with the other winners of the 2013 Nazim Hikmet Poetry Competition, I will be reading at the Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival this Sunday. The festival will feature panels and discussions by North Carolina publishers as well as by Fady Joudah and Kathryn Stripling Byer. If you’re in the Cary area, come on out & join…
March 14, 2013

Next Big Thing

Many thanks to Megan Roberts, author of Matters of Record, for tagging me to participate in Next Big Thing, an expanding blog project of author interviews. Where did the idea come from for the book? My older sister Chelsea, to whom the book is dedicated, scared the hell out of me when I was little with these ghost stories…
March 12, 2013

Hey Guys, Check out My Chapbook Cover:

My chapbook, Blood Creek, is due out from Longleaf Press soon, so I thought I’d share with you all the cover image, which was designed by Michael Duprey, a good friend & very talented graphic artist. For the creek, Mike used satellite imagery he’s been mapping out. I’ll be sending out some promotional postcards soon;…
December 11, 2012

My Poems in a Podcast

Check it out: I’m this week’s featured poet on Superstition Review‘s podcast. Listen free through iTunes U. Many thanks to Trish Murphy & her amazing editorial staff!