In addition to my children’s books, I write both poetry and short stories.

“The Other Baby” in DeLuge Journal, issue 9.1, Summer 2023.

My latest poetry chapbook, “The Last Bed,” was published by Finishing Line Press in 2024.

It features many poems about substance use disorder/addiction.

You can get a copy from Finishing Line Press, Bookshop, and Amazon!

“Spare Change News Poems: An Anthology by Homeless People and those Touched by Homelessness” is a collection of poems I co-edited with Marc Goldfinger. Spare Change News is the nation's oldest street newspaper.

You can get a copy Lulu or Amazon.

Short Stories

“Helga” in The Chamber Magazine, Summer 2023.

“Affairs Run in the Family” was published by Finishing Line Press in 2017.

Many poems in the chapbook refer to the 1936 shooting of my grandfather, who was shot in the head by the husband of his lover.

You can get a copy from Finishing Line Press or Amazon.

“Letters to a Pedophile” was winner of the 2018 Encircle Publications Chapbook Contest.

You can learn more at Encircle Publications.

“Shot in the Head” won the 2018 Sunshot Book Award for Poetry and was published by New Millennium Writings.

This full collection explores the relationship between my grandmother and grandfather after he was shot in the head by his lovers husband.

You can get a copy from Sunshot or Amazon.