We got out there. Fall’d it up. Big time.

A new story of mine went up yesterday in Ghost Parachute. Thanks to @brettpribble.bsky.social for finding a spot for it. Check it out if you like stories about living, dying, and Reese’s Peanut Butter cups in the freezer. ghostparachute.com/issue/septem...

fall sky sky fall

Thanks to @wildroofjournal.bsky.social for publishing my flash fiction story Bonus Land in their Fall 2025 issue today. If you like dark comedy about the absurdities of modern economic life, find the full story in the issue.

Looking forward to checking out the Fall issue of @wildroofjournal.bsky.social later this month It includes my flash fiction story Bonus Land which follows a guy working in collections I appreciate them taking a chance on this one that gets a little weird

Thinking of one of the best rejections I ever got over a decade ago: they severely complimented the first story despite not taking it and then said the second story was so bad they couldn’t believe they were both written by the same person

It's almost sweater season... What's up your sleeve? We are OPEN for submissions for ALL genres!

“We were happy people, and we made the people we passed happy, smiles rippling behind us like wakes. I thought, Why not?” - Epithalamium, Bill Roorbach

Next Week: WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE feat Ten Thousand Just Buffalo Teaching Artist Ten Thousand, known for his freestyle features, is a five time national poetry slam representative and Buffalo team coach. Catch his feature at 9pm with an open mic to follow

yesterday we celebrated a friends birthday playing mush ball & today I’m doing back stretches on the living room rug

My story "The Black Window" was published by Roi Fainéant Press: @rfpress.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/2wyr5ckp

A new story of mine went up yesterday in Ghost Parachute. Thanks to @brettpribble.bsky.social for finding a spot for it. Check it out if you like stories about living, dying, and Reese’s Peanut Butter cups in the freezer. ghostparachute.com/issue/septem...

“There are fewer and fewer kids, and they move farther and farther away. Or they take too many trips without ever leaving home.”

Read "Amber Running in the Family" written by @benbrindise.bsky.social and illustrated by Brett J Barr. "Whether it be amber or breast cancer or a lightning strike, the bill always comes due." tinyurl.com/yc4u4em3

I have a new story set in a dinosaur theme park up at @flashfrog.bsky.social today. Thanks to @ericscottryon.bsky.social for giving this one such an awesome home. And I love Jayne Frisina's art. Check it out if you wanna. 🦕 🦖 flash-frog.com/2025/09/01/d...

Previously published or unpublished, fiction or nonfiction (or anything in between), 250 words or fewer, deadline Nov 15. The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...

living the dream (the dream in this case being publishing stories & driving around New England)

Sometimes I name characters in stories after family members for fun — why not, ya know? Unlike cousin Jimmy in White Elephant (Hooghly Review, 2025) my cousin Jimmy is a great guy & we celebrated his wedding last weekend in Cleveland

Tonight’s the night! Poetry open mic at Caffe Aroma. It will be headined by Charlotte, NC Poet Laureate Jay Ward. The fun starts at 9pm sharp. At 6pm Jay will be running a poetry workshop at the caffe at Amy's , which is free and open to all. Hope to see you at one or both

Tomorrow Charlotte, NC Poet Laureate Jay Ward hits Buffalo for a workshop & feature set Workshop: 6pm - Caffe at Amy’s Feature: 9pm - Caffe Aroma

Who can read the world?

We had an incredible time workshopping with Buffalo’s Poet Laureate Aitina Fareed-Cooke at the first WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE workshop Catch Jay Ward (Charlotte, NC Poet Laureate) headlining and workshop leading this month! 📸: Kalvin Booker

This one’s about pacemakers and second chances. Thanks again to Arts for Learning WNY for including me in this project.

This past week, my spoken word poem Dear Kia Boys was published in the Buffalo Hive along with a conversation between me & co-host of WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE @justinkarcher.bsky.social Thanks to them for giving a home to this piece.

I got a poem published in The Buffalo Hive! Also check out the video interview with me & @benbrindise.bsky.social about the poetry scene in Buffalo. Link in the comments

I wrote five stories about inventions in Buffalo to be paired with community created paintings of those inventions They’re currently on display at the Conventus Connects Gallery For everyone who will never make it there, here’s one about the bell mason jar & preserving things

Another successful poetry open mic. See you in two weeks

Whoohoo!

Our little poetry open mic at Caffe Aroma has received a grant through Arts Services Inc. - ASI and we’re expanding our programming! Here’s our first event. Stay tuned for more exciting news

It’s that time, once again. Here’s the lineup for our 10th annual Summer Series!

Thanks to @wildroofjournal.bsky.social for picking up my flash fiction story Bonus Land for their Fall 2025 issue. I wrote the first draft at work in 2012. It was 12,000 words. The final version is 561. Sometimes they stick with you til you figure them out.

Thanks to everyone who came to the first Objects in Motion workshop last night. We discussed Bradbury’s desk, how objects come with pre-packaged figurative language, practiced our ability to describe, and started a story. The next workshop happens 5/13! (Register below)

April has been kind in some ways. It was a pleasure to give 3 sessions of Speak, Poet for the 2025 Challenge to Change conference (multiple local highschools) & hear Hy-Deia Elwadi give the keynote speech The day before, a stellar YA-led Fiction Meet Up at @justbuffalolit.bsky.social

Learn the two things you need to turn a blank page into the start of a story. Limited spots Free to attend Sponsored by Cultrue in coordination with @eatoffart.bsky.social & @varietypack.bsky.social Register Here: cultruelife.org/event/object...

I once told my youngest brother that sometimes people reply “nice” because they’re not interested, but don’t want to be rude He took that to heart and to this day replies “the genuine nice” or “don’t care nice”

i feel like if generative AI came out when i was in 4th grade they would have said, “but you don’t get to use it until you can do it by hand first”

For those in Buffalo: Catch me on the fourth floor of Trimainia this Saturday.

Tonight in Buffalo. We’re kicking off a new season of Caffe Aroma’s Poetry Night. Check back for upcoming features & new programming starting in April. Bring your poems.

Next Wednesday in Buffalo. Bring your poems.

sending rejections is one of the least fun parts of being a literary editor thanks to all the mags who’ve sent me sweet and thoughtful rejections recently there isn’t always time or energy for it & it’s always appreciated

I left the Sabres game at the beginning of the third period just before the first goal heard the second goal from the parking lot It’s possible I’m the problem

It’s poetry night in Buffalo Bring your poems Special guest: Josh H.

I’ve gotten to take classes 2 of the last 5 days and man I miss dedicated time to learn things

A winter dream in Buffalo

"Peanut plays games in her head with the traffic as it passes. Two green cars in a row and her dad will be almost on time." Oh, the sense of longing in this brilliant piece from @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social; such clever use of braiding ghostparachute.com/issue/februa...

the plumber is humming i want it that way in the basement and it’s killing me not to join in

“Art has a positive impact on society and centering it leads to more thoughtful, curious, and inventive citizens.” Great interview with Ben Brindise in Canvas Rebel. Give it a read. Link in the comments

I have too much good jelly and not enough biscuits

As January draws to a close, check out the current issue of @ghostcitypress.bsky.social ghostcitypress.com/january-2025-1

sometimes everything is beautiful