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My story, “The Last Con”, which was originally published in the Spring 2012 issue of The Gettysburg Review, was just reprinted in the Boston University Alumni journal, 236. Here’s the link if you’d like to take a look.

The table of contents has been posted online for the Winter 2014 issue of Prairie Schooner! I’m excitedly awaiting the arrival of my copies.

My 2013 Christmas Present. I picked it out at Tom Furrier’s shop in Arlington last year. Royal Deluxe O Model circa 1936. I finally caved and bought a second one off ebay this month. It was a lot less expensive, … Continue reading →

Lately I’ve been taking a slightly longer route home from work to avoid some road construction. It is stunning in the fall – about fifteen minutes of winding, country roads through trees. The houses are unobtrusively set back. I took … Continue reading →

So long, Sallie Mae.

Read Bread on Running Waters, a poetry collection, by the talented Ani Gjika and Middle Men, short stories by Jim Gavin.

Read the heartbreaking “Italy” by my dear friend and fellow BU alum, Antonio Elefano, just published in The Journal.

St. Patrick in Southie. The bagpipers were awesome.  There were at least four different “pipes and drums” marching bands.  The parade lasted over two hours. There were characters from Batman, Spiderman, Star Wars, AND Ghostbusters marching in the parade.  I’m … Continue reading →

This is pretty similar to what’s been going on around my house these days.   Love this one, too.  Definitely a familiar scene.

I did a bit of research online, and found a few old postcards of the Cochato Club, the place where my Iris painting was exhibited in 1931.  The club was named after a river. It was located on Elm Street … Continue reading →