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Quick Update
Got tenure in March of 22.
Got engaged in July of 22.
Bought a house in Late September of 22.
Married the woman of my dreams in October 22.
Bliss ever since.
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Crazy Thought in this Fear Filled World
So... something is going to kill you. Seriously. NOBODY gets out alive. NOBODY. You can die on your feet or on your knees. You can hide away from the world and your fellow man and try to subsist, just eke out survival or you can go out there and ACTUALLY LIVE.
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New Book Coming July 31!!
The incredible John Summerfield of New Plains Books is publishing my latest book Separation Tango on July 31:
https://newplainspress.com/f/separation-tango
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Honored by the State Poet Laureate...
So, after an interminably long time, I looked in on my poetry Twitter account and learned to my great surprise and honor that my friend and colleague, State Poet Laureate, Jennifer Horne had shared one of my poems on her midweek poetry break at the end of April:
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Peace on the Earth, Good Will to Men, and above all, Merry Christmas!
"There are many things from which I might have derived good by which I have not profited, I dare say," returned the nephew, "Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas-time, when it has come round-apart from... the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from ( Read more... ) -
An Un-Concise Definition of Bullying
Recently the admin of a Facebook group accused me of bullying someone in the group. I responded sneakily to snark. Not the best response, but not bullying either. So I explained the difference:
“You don't need to worry, I won't be back. But you need to know something. Disagreeing, responding to insults, expressing yourself, that's not bullying.
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14 Years Later...
Happy Birthday, Amy ( Read more... ) -
Plague Diary: Day 7
Wal-Mart is out of toilet paper. The BIG Wal-Mart I mean. I know this because I wanted to buy some as a housewarming gift for a friend ( Read more... )
