Broke: Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Woke: It’s a Wonderful Life is a horror film.

Big thx to @jbstone.bsky.social for the great review of ‘Concrete Christmas’ - that first sentence will surely go to my head

So I’m on a walk on my lunch and it hit me that I need to adapt Eyes Wide Shut but set it in Buffalo. It will be called ‘Eyes Wide Shut in Buffalo’

Hear that lonesome whistle blow

Happy to announce that I’m the new Poet in Residence at the GameStop next to the Starbucks, which has only one table to sit at. Somewhere closeby are abandoned train tracks aimed directly at your broken heart

My poem “Two Men Who’ve Gotten Vasectomies Go to the Abandoned Children’s Hospital Where They Were Born” has been accepted by @somewordslit.bsky.social

My poem “I'm Staring at This Office Chair Frozen in the Snow” has been accepted by La Rotonde Review! Thanks Karina

Big thanks to Bella Poynton for the wonderful review of ‘Concrete Christmas’ in The Buffalo Hive. Crowds have been great, we have two shows left (tonight at 7:30 and Saturday at 5)

Took the day off work and went to Antique World with my mom. This vintage ornament looks like Donald Trump. Yes, this will probably be a poem

“This morning I was writing—the words were just flowing and doing their thing—then I had a zoom meeting and the words died. They are gone. Such is the writing life with its daily graves.” -- Alina Stefanescu

A busy poetry workshop tonight with Hy-Deia Elwadi

Another poem I got published in @eunoiareview.bsky.social

2025 has been a rough year. What's one piece of art that's brought you absolute joy despite everything?

And one last note from tonight. I walked by this guy as he told his friend, “It was so cold last night I went to sleep in my bathrobe” and then we locked eyes for an awkward second. I hurried on my way

After a long walk around the city, I’m now winding down with some Italian sipping chocolate while Twin Peaks is playing on the cafe TV. I’ve never felt more me

I was having an annoying day but then I saw this

Big thanks to Buffalo Rising for the review

Got some poems published in @eunoiareview.bsky.social (forgot to share them). Here’s one

Two playwrights and a Christmas tree

Love to see it.🖤

Last night’s poetry open mic was a good one. Nothing like reading a poem in a sea of people

Great crowd tonight for the poetry open mic featuring Hy-Deia Elwadi

My poem “A Black Helicopter Hangs Over the City Like Mistletoe” will appear in the inaugural issue of Dodo Eraser. Big thx to @travisshosa.bsky.social

I got a new poem published in Mugwort Magazine

such a beautiful way to sing about getting older youtu.be/aygY5OqMuKE?...

One of my favorite “it’s snowing but in the pretty way” songs

Fred Claus is playing on TV as I send out poetry submissions. I am tired

Susan Howe

my favorite non-university method of this is to go to the library or used book store with a friend and each picks a book for the other to read.

““Am I dead? I ask her. How should I know?”” Skyler Melnick for @hexliterary.bsky.social hexliterary.com?p=2579

Great Sabres game. Wrote a poem. I like these vibes

Mini-play starring Drew and Justin: Drew: I will never forget us ghost hunting in that abandoned church for as long as I live. Justin: With a twelve pack of beer, our second generation iPhones and hope in our hearts. Obama’s America.

I dug deep into some undergrad memories and wrote a poem about Tom Stoppard. One of the first playwrights that shook me

Last night I locked eyes with a drunk dude wearing a Jack Eichel jersey underneath the Xmas lights in front of Breezy Burrito. There was no windchill, just the cold camaraderie of being Sabres fans. Then we walked our separate ways. I’ll never forget him

My mom at the Botanical Gardens

The world won't stop annihilating me. Krisma Mancia from New England Review

idk if i ever posted it here, but i have a new (free!) micro up with whittle micro-press whittlemicropress.com/publications...

Knife fight at the open mic

Nice crowd tonight for poetry! L Period McGraw & Michael Solo Farrow getting us started

rainer maria rilke ARCHAIC TORSO OF APOLLO

14yo texting from school to ask if I can teach her how to make a resume so she can apply for a job with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

I got a new poem published

In a surprise to no one, I have a lot to say about this Hallmark Bills movie

Last night I had a NyQuil fever dream that the Bills won by 60. Don’t kill my vibe

I recently got a poem accepted by Blue Earth Review

Wonderful poem!

My new Xmas short play “No Kings” is premiering Dec 11th at American Repertory Theater of WNY. It runs to Dec 20th

Today I am ONE YEAR SOBER. It has been a blessed journey that started at rock bottom. I wrote a poem about it published in @oneart.bsky.social. The link to the full poem is in the comments. Some art is tough to share, but it might help someone who is struggling

Last night’s poetry workshop was a fun one

I got a new poem published about Election Day (not really… kind of)