“Reunion” from America’s Future
From the America’s Future anthology, here’s a short excerpt from “Reunion,” my flash fiction piece in the collection. Kudos to the WWPH team on the… Read More »“Reunion” from America’s Future
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WWPH Announces 2023 Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-Fiction Winners
The fiction submissions were good, as has been usual in recent years. A silent community of Mid-Atlantic writers are toiling away on very personal novels and short story collections.
2022 WWPH Winners Announced
Congrats to the Washington Writers Publishing House 2022 honorees: Poet Anthony Moll and fiction writer Suzanne Feldman. While I didn’t play a role in the… Read More »2022 WWPH Winners Announced
WWPH Writes Up and Running
Launching this year, the Washington Writers’ Publishing House’s online journal “WWPH Writes” is in full swing. Kudos to the fiction editor Caroline Bock for… Read More »WWPH Writes Up and Running
This Is What America Looks Like Pub Date: 2/1/2021
The publication date for THIS IS WHAT AMERICA LOOKS LIKE is been set for February 1. Kudo’s to editors Caroline Bock and Jona Colson for leading… Read More »This Is What America Looks Like Pub Date: 2/1/2021
This is What America Looks Like, Coming Spring 2021
The Washington Writers Publishing House (WWPH), the publisher of my short story collection “Strivers” is publishing an anthology in 2021. Submit now!
A Different Kind of Writing Project
Recently I had the opportunity to collaborate on writing the words for a historical marker honoring the site of an African-American high school my great-grandfather… Read More »A Different Kind of Writing Project
“Cotton Compress” Published in Callaloo 40.2
My story “Cotton Compress” was published in the Callaloo Journal’s latest issue, #40.2. Many thanks to Ravi Howard–who led a great workshop I participated in at Callaloo’s… Read More »“Cotton Compress” Published in Callaloo 40.2
Tin House Summer Workshop
Coming back from another spirited, challenging and enlightening workshop week, this time the notable Tin House Summer Workshop held at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.… Read More »Tin House Summer Workshop
Aspen Words; Words in Aspen
In the wake of celebrating the life of my father, the Aspen Words writing workshop in Aspen, Colorado provided a breezy clean-air escape—again—into the “serious” literary world: Manhattan… Read More »Aspen Words; Words in Aspen
“This is America” — Podcasting… Just for Fun
A casual chat in the studio with some old friends at “We R Sumthin Else.” Talking about Donald Glover, #AtlantaFX, Kanye, growing up in the… Read More »“This is America” — Podcasting… Just for Fun