Donut Tread on Me
A tale of conscientious confection, based on actual events.
All of it's true... Some of it really happened.
Poetry, short stories, and essays on faith, culture, and ordinary life by a Catholic husband and father in North Idaho.
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An Acquired Taste on The Page Turner Show
An interview I did with Annie J., host of The Page Turner Show on Spokane's KYRS Radio.
The Entail Club
A short satirical piece about a Victorian Era Gentleman's Club and three gentlemen (ahem) who belonged, strictly speaking.
Found Poetry - Massive God
An exercise I taught in my 6th Grade Creative Writing class today. Take a piece of prose (in this case a news article) and find poetry within.
Echo Lake Psalm
Written after a twilight kayak on Echo Lake, Montana
Thomas
A poem based on today's Gospel reading (John 20:24-29)
Canadian Rockies Truck Stop
Poetic flash fiction I wrote while on a road trip last week
Titanic: The Morning After
This won't become a habit, but here's a little experiment I did with ChatGPT, asking it to write an alternate "sequel" to Jack & Rose's Titanic story, one in which they live.
Reconciliation
A poem written before and after I took the Sacrament of Reconciliation this evening.
Clagstone
A short poem I wrote today during a hike in the Clagstone Meadows Conservation Area north of Coeur d'Alene.
Sunday Morning/Sunday Evening
The truly important moment are often captured in the quotidian.
My New Novel Out Now!
An Acquired Taste is historical fiction written from the first person perspective of a 24 year old woman who moves to Hollywood in 1948.
23 Scars on My Finger
At our writers meeting, someone used this phrase and someone else said it would make a good first line in a poem. Challenge accepted! Stay tuned for a version set to music.
Paisley
From a 12-minute writing sprint I did at last night's North Idaho Writers League meeting. The assignment: dialogue heavy, a word that fundamentally changes a relationship.
Saint Gemma
We all have heavenly host of Saints praying for us in heaven as well as saints to be here on earth. One of those is Saint Gemma.
Seven
A poem based on the 7 deadly sins and corresponding righteous virtues
An Acquired Taste: Bibliography
A list of books, articles, movies, and podcasts I used to inspire and inform me during the writing of this novel.
An Acquired Taste: Historical and Literary References
Notes on historical characters and places as well as literary references made that may enrich the reader's enjoyment of the novel.
Polar Plunge
A poem I wrote after doing my first polar plunge on New Year's Day.
Setting the Soul on Fire
A Study of Catholic Poetry from Genesis to Modern Day