Publications
Books
North to Lakeville. Windsor, ON: Urban Farmhouse Press, 2017.
ISBN: 978-1-988214-14-6
Fiction
"Fifty Yards to Open Water" (novella), Stuck in the Middle: Writing That Holds You In Suspense (An Anthology from Main Street Rag) (November 2016)
"Whiteouts," Masque & Spectacle (September 2015)
"Blue Dun," The East Bay Review (Issue No. 5, summer 2015)
"Welcome Home" (from Welcome to Accident), Canyon Voices (Issue No. 11, spring 2015)
"Singing Back-up" (from Welcome to Accident), Four Way Review (Issue 6, November 2014)
I Was So Fucked Up: An Anthology, Whisk(e)y Tit Press (November 2016)
"Lake House," Long Story, Short (July Edition, 2014)
Embers and Flames (Anthology), TallGrass Writers Guild/Outrider Press (October 2015)
"Bungalese Constrictor," Cleaver Magazine (Issue 5, March 2014)
"Waltz of the Pink Flamingos," Saw Palm (Volume 8, spring 2014)
(written collaboratively with Renée K. Nicholson)
(read the NewPages.com review of this story here)
"After the Fire," Blue Lake Review (January 2014)
"Jungle Fever," Banango Street (Issue 5, fall 2013)
(read a review of this story here)
"The Year of Silence," Jason Kapcala Online (self-published) (January 2013)
"Methadone," Santa Clara Review (96.1, fall/winter 2009)
"Baby's Breath," The Summerset Review (summer 2009)
(read a review of this story here)
"Jacob's Ladder," Blueline (Volume XXVIII, spring 2007)
Creative Nonfiction
"The Enormous Cell Phone," Prime Number Magazine (Issue No. 47, spring 2014)
"Bodies in Motion," The Good Men Project Magazine (serialized)
Part I: The Bike (May 24, 2013)
Part II: Daytona, U.S.A. (May 31, 2013)
Part III: My First Date (June 7, 2013)
"Thunderstruck," The Good Men Project Magazine (serialized)
Part I (April 27, 2013)
Part II (April 29, 2013)
Part III (May 1, 2013)
Part IV (May 3, 2013)
Poetry
"Fishing with My Father: Promised Land in December"
"Fishing with My Father: The Delaware in April"
"Fishing with My Father: Bay of Quinte in August"
Yale Anglers' Journal (10.2, fall 2009)
Craft
"To Break a Heart," CREDO: An Anthology of Manifestos and Sourcebook for Creative Writing (Cambridge Writers' Workshop) (March 7, 2018, by C&R Press)
"The Lost Art of the Cover Letter," The Writer's Monthly Review Magazine (April Edition, 2015)
"The My Name Is Earl Approach to Novel Writing," Sling Magazine (Issue 5: All That Craft, March 2015)
Book Reviews
"Review: Black Fin by Mary Frisbee," North American Review (June 28, 2018)
Professional Articles/Blogs
"Why Job Descriptions Fail (And How You Can Fix Them)," Association of Transcribers & Speech-to-text Providers Online (December 19, 2017)
"Releasing the Hounds: How Song Identification Apps Can Increase the Accuracy of Your Transcripts," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (April 4, 2017)
"Full-Time vs. Freelance: The Five Things You Should Consider Before Accepting a Permanent Position," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (November 18, 2016)
"A Time Management Course Worth Every Second," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (September 21, 2016)
"ATSP Hosts Info Session in Reno, Nevada," Association of Transcribers & Speech-to-text Providers Online (July 20, 2016)
"Virtual Clean-Up: Keeping an Organized Desk," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (January 27, 2016)
"Going Remote: Leaving the Classroom," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (August 19, 2015)
"Going Remote: Challenges and Triumphs," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (September 2, 2015)
"Going Remote: What the Future Holds," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (September 15, 2015)
Photography
"Trees and Sky"
"Stacking Stones"
Canyon Voices (Issue No. 11, spring 2015)
"The Challenger" (April 27, 2013)
"Flight of the Challenger, Fayette County, Pennsylvania" (May 3, 2013)
The Good Men Project Magazine
North to Lakeville. Windsor, ON: Urban Farmhouse Press, 2017.
ISBN: 978-1-988214-14-6
Fiction
"Fifty Yards to Open Water" (novella), Stuck in the Middle: Writing That Holds You In Suspense (An Anthology from Main Street Rag) (November 2016)
"Whiteouts," Masque & Spectacle (September 2015)
"Blue Dun," The East Bay Review (Issue No. 5, summer 2015)
"Welcome Home" (from Welcome to Accident), Canyon Voices (Issue No. 11, spring 2015)
"Singing Back-up" (from Welcome to Accident), Four Way Review (Issue 6, November 2014)
I Was So Fucked Up: An Anthology, Whisk(e)y Tit Press (November 2016)
"Lake House," Long Story, Short (July Edition, 2014)
Embers and Flames (Anthology), TallGrass Writers Guild/Outrider Press (October 2015)
"Bungalese Constrictor," Cleaver Magazine (Issue 5, March 2014)
"Waltz of the Pink Flamingos," Saw Palm (Volume 8, spring 2014)
(written collaboratively with Renée K. Nicholson)
(read the NewPages.com review of this story here)
"After the Fire," Blue Lake Review (January 2014)
"Jungle Fever," Banango Street (Issue 5, fall 2013)
(read a review of this story here)
"The Year of Silence," Jason Kapcala Online (self-published) (January 2013)
"Methadone," Santa Clara Review (96.1, fall/winter 2009)
"Baby's Breath," The Summerset Review (summer 2009)
(read a review of this story here)
"Jacob's Ladder," Blueline (Volume XXVIII, spring 2007)
Creative Nonfiction
"The Enormous Cell Phone," Prime Number Magazine (Issue No. 47, spring 2014)
"Bodies in Motion," The Good Men Project Magazine (serialized)
Part I: The Bike (May 24, 2013)
Part II: Daytona, U.S.A. (May 31, 2013)
Part III: My First Date (June 7, 2013)
"Thunderstruck," The Good Men Project Magazine (serialized)
Part I (April 27, 2013)
Part II (April 29, 2013)
Part III (May 1, 2013)
Part IV (May 3, 2013)
Poetry
"Fishing with My Father: Promised Land in December"
"Fishing with My Father: The Delaware in April"
"Fishing with My Father: Bay of Quinte in August"
Yale Anglers' Journal (10.2, fall 2009)
Craft
"To Break a Heart," CREDO: An Anthology of Manifestos and Sourcebook for Creative Writing (Cambridge Writers' Workshop) (March 7, 2018, by C&R Press)
"The Lost Art of the Cover Letter," The Writer's Monthly Review Magazine (April Edition, 2015)
"The My Name Is Earl Approach to Novel Writing," Sling Magazine (Issue 5: All That Craft, March 2015)
Book Reviews
"Review: Black Fin by Mary Frisbee," North American Review (June 28, 2018)
Professional Articles/Blogs
"Why Job Descriptions Fail (And How You Can Fix Them)," Association of Transcribers & Speech-to-text Providers Online (December 19, 2017)
"Releasing the Hounds: How Song Identification Apps Can Increase the Accuracy of Your Transcripts," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (April 4, 2017)
"Full-Time vs. Freelance: The Five Things You Should Consider Before Accepting a Permanent Position," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (November 18, 2016)
"A Time Management Course Worth Every Second," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (September 21, 2016)
"ATSP Hosts Info Session in Reno, Nevada," Association of Transcribers & Speech-to-text Providers Online (July 20, 2016)
"Virtual Clean-Up: Keeping an Organized Desk," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (January 27, 2016)
"Going Remote: Leaving the Classroom," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (August 19, 2015)
"Going Remote: Challenges and Triumphs," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (September 2, 2015)
"Going Remote: What the Future Holds," Byword: A Blog by and for the TypeWell Community (September 15, 2015)
Photography
"Trees and Sky"
"Stacking Stones"
Canyon Voices (Issue No. 11, spring 2015)
"The Challenger" (April 27, 2013)
"Flight of the Challenger, Fayette County, Pennsylvania" (May 3, 2013)
The Good Men Project Magazine
Selected Awards and Nominations
Hungry Town, Top-Ten Finalist, North American Review Gas Station Pulp Contest (2017)
"Baby's Breath," Honorable Mention, 2015 Sequestrum Reprint Award
"Lake House," First Runner Up, 2015 Outrider Press "Black and White" Anthology Prize
"Whiteouts," Nominated 2015 Best of the Net (Masque & Spectacle)
"Lake House," Nominated 2014 Pushcart Prize in Fiction (Long Story, Short)
Hungry Town, Finalist Brighthorse Prize (2014)
North to Lakeville, Finalist Serena McDonald Kennedy Award (2014)
North to Lakeville, Semi-finalist Hudson Prize (2013)
Hungry Town, Finalist Big Moose Prize (2013)
Hungry Town, Finalist Engine Books Prize (2012)
Hungry Town, Semi-finalist Big Moose Prize (2012)
Hungry Town, Semi-finalist James Jones First Novel Fellowship (2012)
North to Lakeville, Semi-finalist St. Lawrence Book Award (2011)
“Baby’s Breath,” Editor Nomination and Notable Story for the 2010 storySouth Million Writers Award (The Summerset Review)
“After the Fire,” Winner of the Russell MacDonald Creative Writing Award—Judge: Gerry Lafemina (2009)
“Jacob’s Ladder,” Nominated: Best New American Voices (2008)
“Methadone,” Winner of the Russell MacDonald Creative Writing Award—Judge: Carol Finke (2008)
“Blue Dun,” Winner of the Jack Matthews Fiction Contest—Judge: Clint McCown (2007)
Storm Front and Other Stories, Winner of the 2005 Henry Sams Award for Outstanding Creative Thesis (Penn State University)
"Baby's Breath," Honorable Mention, 2015 Sequestrum Reprint Award
"Lake House," First Runner Up, 2015 Outrider Press "Black and White" Anthology Prize
"Whiteouts," Nominated 2015 Best of the Net (Masque & Spectacle)
"Lake House," Nominated 2014 Pushcart Prize in Fiction (Long Story, Short)
Hungry Town, Finalist Brighthorse Prize (2014)
North to Lakeville, Finalist Serena McDonald Kennedy Award (2014)
North to Lakeville, Semi-finalist Hudson Prize (2013)
Hungry Town, Finalist Big Moose Prize (2013)
Hungry Town, Finalist Engine Books Prize (2012)
Hungry Town, Semi-finalist Big Moose Prize (2012)
Hungry Town, Semi-finalist James Jones First Novel Fellowship (2012)
North to Lakeville, Semi-finalist St. Lawrence Book Award (2011)
“Baby’s Breath,” Editor Nomination and Notable Story for the 2010 storySouth Million Writers Award (The Summerset Review)
“After the Fire,” Winner of the Russell MacDonald Creative Writing Award—Judge: Gerry Lafemina (2009)
“Jacob’s Ladder,” Nominated: Best New American Voices (2008)
“Methadone,” Winner of the Russell MacDonald Creative Writing Award—Judge: Carol Finke (2008)
“Blue Dun,” Winner of the Jack Matthews Fiction Contest—Judge: Clint McCown (2007)
Storm Front and Other Stories, Winner of the 2005 Henry Sams Award for Outstanding Creative Thesis (Penn State University)
Contact me for a full resume or c.v.
