In March 2025, I have a new essay due out, “The Insurrection Beard.” It’ll be included in Rural Education and Queer Identities: Rural and (Out)Rooted, edited by Clint Whitten and Amy Price Azano and published by Routledge in its Rural Education and Social Justice series. It’s interesting to discover what
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Godless Has Highland Moon
Check out Godless, a very cool site from which to buy my new graphic novel, Highland Moon!
Read moreHighland Moon Released
Today, December 9th, is the official release date of my latest publication, a graphic novel called Highland Moon. Many thanks to Steve Berman and Lethe Press for publishing it, and great gratitude to Henry Z., the graphic artist who made the book possible! Here’s the Lethe Press link. Here’s the
Read morePoem in PMS&G
I’m pleased to report that the 27th edition of Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel includes a poem of mine, “Eastern Redbud,” which I plan to include in The Green Man, a future poetry collection inspired by botany.
Read morePresentation in Saltville, Virginia
Matt Prater is a former MFA student of mine, an excellent poet, and one of the smartest folks I’ve ever met. Thanks to his kind invitation, on November 3rd, I gave a presentation at The Museum of the Middle Appalachians about the poetry of three West Virginia poets: Louise McNeill,
Read moreUpcoming Graphic Novel
After many years of preparation–nearly a decade–Henry Z., a fantastic graphic artist, has completed Highland Moon, a graphic novel based on my short story, “Wolf Moon/Hunger Moon,” which first appeared in Erotica Exotica: Tales of Sex, Magic, and the Supernatural and then was included in my short-story collection, Desire and
Read moreThree Poems in The Arlington Literary Journal
Many thanks to Robert L. Giron, the editor of The Arlington Literary Journal, for including three poems of mine in the latest issue. Two of the poems–“Frey” and “Prometheus”–are part of a series of poems based on mythology–and one of them–“Cypress Vine”–is from an unpublished MS of poems inspired by
Read morePoem in Impossible Archetype
I’m pleased to report that one of my botany-themed poems, “Marigold,” was included in Impossible Archetype 15, which was published March 31, 2024. Thanks to editor Mark Ward for accepting it!
Read moreVirginia Festival of the Book 2024
On March 22, 2024, I spoke on a panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia. The panel, “Alternate Appalachias,” was moderated by Jeffrey Dale Lofton and included authors Anya Liftig and Danielle Chapman. I really enjoyed chatting about memoirs with all three of them, and the
Read moreAppalachian Studies Association Conference
I’ll be attending the Appalachian Studies Association Conference this year in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Dr. Cynthia Burack, who co-edits the SUNY Series in Queer Politics and Cultures, will be moderating a panel, “Queer and Here,” on March 9th from 10:30 till 11:45 am. I’ll be a panelist, along with Julia
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