I majored in creative writing at Hofstra University and earned my M.A. from Queens College/CUNY, seeing myself as the next great private eye novelist. Instead, I've become known as a poet, and most of my fiction is about 1930s aviator C.J. Stone.
From 2001 to 2009, I edited the original fiction section of Kevin Burton Smith's Thrilling Detective. From 2008 to 2011, I helped edit and publish The Lineup: Poems on Crime chapbook series. And now, as editor of The 5-2: Crime Poetry Weekly, I'm committed to formatting poetry respectfully in ebooks and a Web presentation that includes audio and video.
Along with more than ten years experience editing, moderating, and reviewing, I have six years experience teaching. Check out the sites Linked To Me in the sidebar.
I remember when my writing first diverged from what I planned. If I hadn't gone with it, there'd be less surprise, less life to my work, and my life wouldn't be a story worth telling.
