Newly Published Works

Selfie photo of me with glasses before cataract surgery.

I have a new article in The Hellbender Press. In 2008, a retaining wall at the Kingston Steam Plant broke, sending a wall of coal ash slurry into the Emory River and the river valley. I recently saw a presentation by Jared Sullivan, author of the book Valley So Low, in which he tells the story of a lengthy legal battle between the cleanup crew and the TVA contractor hired to manage the cleanup. https://hellbenderpress.org/news/a-tale-of-when-coal-ash-filled-a-valley-so-low.

I also have three poems in the 2023 edition of the Mildred Haun Review. Follow this link to the Mildred Haun Conference and scroll down to open the 2024 edition. https://ws.edu/academics/academic-divisions/humanities/mildred-haun/index.aspx

We had a great response to the launch of my new book, It’s Just a Phase, on November 1. Copies are available from the publishers via this online order form, https://walnutstreetpublishing.com/product/its-just-a-phase/, and at Reve Coffee and Books in Hixson, Tennessee, https://reve-coffee-and-books.square.site/.

I will do a signing at Audubon Acres from 3:30 to 5:00 PM on Friday, December 6. You can find directions on the Chattanooga Audubon Society website: https://www.chattanoogaaudubon.org/.

The link below takes you to a recording of me reading three poems from the book.