Literary Readings and News

Upcoming Readings and Interviews

  • Featured reader at the New Book and Open Mic Poetry Series at 7pm ET on May 21, 2024 at Robbins Library, 700 Mass. Ave Arlington, MA.
  • Interview with the Book World: The Great Escape Podcast at 5pm ET on May 29, 2024. More info to come!
  • Featuring w/ guitarist Dan Morse at Bluebird Invitational Mic , 7pm, on June 22, 2024 at First Congregational Church Parrish Hall 175 Main St. Rowley, MA. More info on other performers to come.
  • Featured Reading at Port Veritas open mic, 8pm ET on July, 16, 2024 in the Equality Community Center, 15 Casco St., Portland, ME.
  • Featured Reading at Speakup Open Mic at Walnut Street Cafe, 8:30pm-9pm ET on July 31, 2024, 157 Walnut Street, Lynn, MA. Round Round open mic is 7:30pm-8:30pm.

News (April 2023)

  • In addition to preparing for a reading with great, eclectic musicians and best-selling author Tim Gager and poet Elizabeth McKim at Bluebird this weekend, I signed two book contracts today (4/11/2023)!! Talk about auspicious. The morning contract was with CAAB Publishing out of Great Britain to publish my short story collection That Night and Other Stories, which will be due out this October. Just a few minutes ago, I signed on with Alien Buddha Press to publish my second poetry book Empire’s End due out in late summer 2023. More details to come!

Past Readings/Interviews 2024-late 2022

  • Featured Reading at Poetarium, 7pm on March 28, 2024 at Starlite, 39 Hamilton Street, Southbridge, MA. (Cancelled)
  • Second Saturday Coffeehouse Feature (open mic) at First Universalist Church, Essex, MA, 4pm ET on March 9, 2024. Salem poet Linda Werbner will be co-featuring. 
  • CAPS (Calling All Poets) Series Feature, 7pm ET on February 15, 2024, on Zoom.
  • Wayland Library reading, 7pm ET on November 21, 2023. Dan Morse accompanying on guitar. Zoom.
  • Book Launch party for Empire’s End and That Night and Other Stories at 3pm on November 12, 2023 at Armoury Cafe, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA. Dan Morse will provide live music. Other readers will be poet Elizabeth McKim, Gloria Mindock and Linda Werbner.
  • Medford Library reading, 2:30pm ET on Zoom November 4, 2023. Dan Morse may be accompanying on guitar.
  • Rozzie Reads Series featured reader, 7pm ET on October, 19, 2023, at Roslindale House, 120 Poplar Street, Roslindale, MA.
  • Stoneham Library’s ‘Meet the Author’ program reading, evening of September 28, 2023, at 431 Main Street, Stoneham, MA.
  • Boston Poetry Marathon at 9pm, August 5th, at Community Church of Boston 565 Boylston Street, Boston, MA.
  • Kelsay Books Reading (Zoom) June 3rd at 3 pm ET (1pm MT).
  • Zoom reading with First and Last Word Poetry Series Tuesday (2/21) night at 7pm. Here’s the link to the event, it was a great hearing Michael Ansara and Lainie Senechal!

Featured reader at CAPS Third Thursday reading on November 17, 2022 at 7pm. Registration link is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0od-yoqTMuGdJ1bEC4qajO95EuIOxZDqlq