Seeing in the Dark
Sting of the Heat Bug is a memoir about miracles and magic, wishes and prayers, innocence and experience, love and loss and love again. It’s also about faith — the … Continue reading
The ’55 Flood, 70 years later
In the months after the Flood of 1955, my sister Peggy wrote a few lines in the style of Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride.” It began: ’Twas the nineteenth of August … Continue reading
My book event at House of Books
I have been patronizing the famous House of Books in Kent for over 30 years. On June 7, I will be privileged to be reading and signing my new book … Continue reading
My guest appearance on the podcast of Sandy Carlson, Poet Laureate of Woodbury, CT
/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPlL5KjoHWQ Thank you, Sandy!
New YA novel by Kiersten Schiffer is big, bold, brilliant—and a fun read!
New Hartford resident Kiersten Schiffer has just released her debut novel, The Playlist Diaries, Book 1 – Fast Forward My Heart. Set in a small town in Indiana in 1981, … Continue reading
In Memory of Larry Hunt
A largely unsung legend has passed away too soon. Here is the text of a story I published in The Register Citizen about mask-maker/performer Larry Hunt in April 2010. Rest … Continue reading
Donna Marie Merritt’s new poetry book: “We Walk Together”
Some poems in Donna Marie Merritt’s new chapbook, We Walk Together, will speak to you; some may not. For me, the first six poems were insightful glimpses into everyday life … Continue reading
My Interview on Nutmeg Cable TV
On September 15, 2015, I sat down with Linda Cavanaugh, host of Nutmeg TV’s “Eye 2 Eye” segment, and talked about my books, Sting of the Heat Bug and It … Continue reading
Author Spotlight: Interview with the Vampire Novelist, Douglas R. Werner
Douglas R. Werner looks and talks and acts like a normal guy. Then he shows you his series of Vampire Wives Tales novels he has penned. Not your stereotypical stake-through-the-heart-to-kill-him … Continue reading
Author Spotlight: Artist, author, teacher Mary Carroll Moore
Mary Carroll Moore is a well-known artist, author and teacher and a former member of Shepaug River Writers, where she helped critique chapters from my memoir Sting of the Heat … Continue reading
Author Spotlight: Beatles scholar Aaron Krerowicz
I met Aaron Krerowicz quite by accident. A while back, I attended a Performer Showcase at UConn’s Torrington campus, an event sponsored by Torrington Library. It featured authors like myself, … Continue reading
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