My Books

Living the Sundown
(Moon Tide Press 2024)

In 2018, I moved from Southern California back to upstate New York to care for his aging parents, both of whom suffered from dementia. Living the Sundown is based on my blog posts from that time. It tells the story with compassion and humor, and dives deep into the gritty details of such a responsibility, showing how it is both challenging and rewarding. Anyone who is, has been, or anticipates being in a similar situation will find the book informative, relatable, and moving.

Cows on the Freeway

(iUniverse, 1999)

My first full-length collection of poetry. Mostly poems inspired by my move to Southern California. Many of these poems were honed through public performance.

Available through Amazon: Cows on the Freeway

Paper Shredders

(iUniverse, 2003)

Paper Shredders is an anthology of poetry and short stories, edited by myself and Gary Wright. It was originally published by Orange Ocean Press in 1993, reprinted and expanded by iUniverse in 2003.

Available through Amazon: Paper Shredders

My Kidney Just Arrived
(Tebot Bach 2001/Moon Tide Press 2025)

After seven years of dialysis, I received a kidney transplant in 2010. My Kidney Just Arrived uses poetry to relate that journey, with side trips into family, waiting, and death.

After being out of print for several years, it was just reprinted by Moon Tide Press this spring.

News Clips and Ego Trips
(Write Bloody 2012)

News Clips and Ego Trips collects articles and interviews from Next... Magazine, the newsmagazine for Southern California poetry, 1994 - 1998. Includes coverage of the early slam scene, and interviews with Henry Rollins, Gerald Locklin, Patricia Smith, Ellyn Maybe, John Sinclair, and Miranda July.

Currently out of print. Reprint due in fall 2024.

My Chapbooks

I have published five chapbooks over the years, some on my own, some through other publishers. Unluckily, none of them are currently available. Here they are:

Orange Ocean Press

n 1992 I founded Orange Ocean Press, with the goal of expanding the audience for poetry. My first books were anthologies of "unpoetic subject." The first two were Paper Shredders, an anthology of surf poetry, and Polluted Poems, a collection of environmental poems. I also published books by several of my favorite local poets. All of the Orange Ocean Press books are currently out of print, without much hope of reprints.

Here are the various titles: