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The agony of asking
Remind me, next time I decide to produce a show, about the very real threats of “rejection.” I knew going into The Ferment there would be a lot of hard… Read more.
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It’s not easy
The assignment was to write a sound poem or poem inspired by sound – to hyperfixate on our sonic experience, using the sounds as inspiration, abandoning conventional logic for the… Read more.
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Ponte dei Sospiri
I wrote this poem in May 2016 in exchange for a print of Bruce Bicknell’s painting of the “Bridge of Sighs” in downtown Scranton that connects the Fire Department headquarters… Read more.
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no war poem
No one wants to admit to bombing the girls’ school in Iranbut we’ve seen their graves gaping at uson the doomscrollsorderly rectangles dug in rowswaiting to swallow the bodies of165… Read more.
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The Ferment: Creativity and Burnout
Two years after opening a file in FadeIn, I finally finished the first episode of The Ferment. This was a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been letting it sit… Read more.
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Counts as Writing
It’s coming … I promise you. The first three episodes of The Ferment will be fully scripted (revisions pending further development, of course) by the end of winter break (before… Read more.
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Currents Anthology Available for Pre-Order
Edited by Brian Fanelli and Joe Kraus, Currents in the Electric City: A Scranton Anthology will be published July 16, 2024. The Belt Publishing paperback features work by a couple… Read more.
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Holiday Card 2023: Wrapping Paper
We’re judged by our exteriors while we insist it’s what’s inside that counts. Truth is: nothing inside that package will fill the void inside of you. The ghosts will be… Read more.
Gregarious Expressions 