Is Pa Ingalls a dangerous role model for boys and men? In my latest essay for The Good Men Project, I explore the impossible expectations that Little House on the Prairie places on men and men-to-be. … [Read more...]
My Poem about Poetry
"Poetry" A box that beckons like a coffin filled with lonely clouds, squinched blackberries, other gruesome … [Read more...]
The True Story of My Grandmother’s Breasts
I’m pleased to share my latest article, The True Story of My Grandmother’s Breasts, an essay about violence against women, Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist and a short-story gone wrong. It was published today as part of Prairie Schooner’s series on “Women and the Global … [Read more...]
New Website
After contributing essays to various blogs, I've decided it's finally time to collect them all in one place. While I work privately on my novels and short stories, this "blog" will collect my memoir-style, non-fiction pieces that explore how literature can influence, motivate … [Read more...]
