I’m beyond proud to say that my poem “St. John Minadeo” has been chosen by City of Asylum and Sampsonia Way Magazine to be the Poem of the Week as part of their All Pittsburghers…
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The Red Glass Cat
When I was 16 my dreams of becoming a death metal singer were stalled, but for some reason, I kept writing lyrics for a band that could never find a drummer. Sometime around then, a…
What Would Mister Rogers Do? Podcast
I am proud to report that I got the opportunity not only to sit in on a St. Francis class, but I also got to be featured on the What Would Mister Rogers Do? Podcast…
365 Days: Vol 3
Like with all things in the pandemic, I’ve not been active, and not had much to report here. However, I am happy to say that I have 3 poems featured in 365 Days: Volume 3…
Mister Rogers and Philosophy
My essay “Mister Rogers’s Lesson for Democracy” is in Mister Rogers and Philosophy from Open Court Publishing. The essay explores the connection between Mr. Rogers’s Neighborhood of Make Believe and the philosophical teachings of Jürgen…
The Dreamers Anthology: Writing Inspired by the lives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Anne Frank
I am pleased to announce that a wonderful anthology of poetry, creative non-fiction, and even a short dramatic piece has been released into the world. I had a small hand in editing the collection, though…
The Most Powerful Hobby
The Most Powerful Hobby [DRAFT] It begins as it always begins a phone buzzing distant breaking news alert a skipped breath as we wonder “Who do I know near there?” Years ago Nick…
Future Humans in Fiction and Film
I’m proud to say that my essay “The Folly of Fallen Futures: Reading and Teaching Edward Bellamy’s Looking Backward after The End of History” is leading off a new collection of essays entitled Future Humans in…
The Two Dreamers: Call for Submissions
I am proud to say that I am one of the co-editors of The Beautiful Cadaver Project’s upcoming anthology The Two Dreamers: Dr. Martin Luther King and Anne Frank. The Beautiful Cadaver Project is seeking…
The Punkademia Project
My esteemed co-editors Daniel Couch and Damon Di Ciccio have been working to put together a collection of essays based out of a panel at NeMLA 2017. We are currently in the process of drafting…