Old Man Jasperson – Cover Design

Greetings! I’m excited to share the cover design for my new collection from CafeLit entitled “Old Man Jasperson and Other Stories.” My brother Tom did the painting in 1997. Many thanks to Tom and to designer Martin at CafeLit for making this happen. The release is scheduled for September if not sooner. I’ll keep you

The Academy of the Heart and Mind – Clothes Pole

Greetings! Many thanks go out to Thomas and his team for featuring one of my “The Alchemy of Then” poems today!! 🙂

Jim’s Storytime – Senior Life Saving

Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Storytime. Today’s story was recently accepted by editor Matt Potter of “Pure Slush” to be in his “Achievement” anthology which is part of a series of anthologies that fall under the umbrella of “Lifetime Anthologies.” I’m honored to be in a number of them. I hope you enjoy

The Literary Yard – Botonizing

Greetings! Many thanks to editor Onkar Sharma for featuring my poem “Botonizing” today! It’s one of the poems in my “The Alchemy of Then” collection 🙂

Dancing With Butterflies – Cover Design

Greetings! I’m excited to share with you the cover design for my new collection of flash fiction stories entitled “Dancing With Butterflies” published by Steve Cawte and Impspired. I’ll announce the release date when it is finalized.

Mad Swirl – Arrowroot Cookie

Greetings! Many thanks to the good folks at Mad Swirl for featuring my poem today! It comes from my new collection “The Alchemy of Then.”

Talking Stories Radio – Three Poems

Greetings! I’m honored that the talented Irish poet Ger White is reading three of my poems in this broadcast of the always wonderful Talking Stories Radio. I’m also reading three of her poems. What fun!! Ger’s reading begins around 40:00 and my reading follows around 44:50. I hope you enjoy the entire broadcast.

Old Man Jasperson and Other Stories – CafeLit

Greetings!! I’m super excited to announce that Gill James at CafeLit will be publishing my new collection of short stories later this year. She’s looking at a September time frame. Wow!! Thank you so much, Gill!! The cover is a painting my brother Tom did in 1997 which makes this collection even more special. I’ll

Jim’s Storytime – Chapter 11 – The Alien of Orchard Lake

Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Storytime. Today’s story is chapter 11 of my novel “The Alien of Orchard Lake.” I hope you enjoy it! 🙂

MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED!! Dark Myth Publications

Greetings! I’m thrilled to announce that my 38k novella “Eye of the Beholder” has been accepted for 2024 publication by Dark Myth Publications. Many thanks go out to Steph Bardy, David Montoya, and the team for this opportunity!! 🙂