I grew up in South Strafford, VT.

I was New England College's "Most Outstanding Student" in the Department of Creative Writing for the '01-'02 academic year. I graduated with a BA in Creative Writing / Literature in '02 (Magna Cum Laude).

I was the featured poet in the Winter 2009 issue of Plain Spoke (Volume 3, Number 1).

My first chapbook, Rhododendron in a Time of War, was released on January 19th, 2009 by Scars Publications. See below for more information.

My second chapbook, What to Do with a Dying Parakeet, was recently released by Pudding House Publications. See below for more information.

My work has appeared or will appear in Ad Hoc Monadnock Online, The Aurorean, Baby Clam Press, Ballard Street Poetry Journal, bear creek haiku, Bird's Eye reView, Bolts of Silk, Brevities, Calliope Nerve, Ceremony, Chiron Review, Children, Churches and Daddies, Common Ties, Concelebratory Shoehorn Review, Down in the Dirt, Entelechy International: A Journal of Contemporary Ideas, Eskimo Pie, The Flask Review, Flutter, GlassFire Magazine, Good Intentions, Haiku Headlines, A Handful of Stones, Hanging Moss Journal, The Henniker Review, Ibbetson Street, JAW Magazine, ken*again, KuPoZine, Lilliput Review, Loch Raven Review, Lone Stars, Lost Beat Poetry, Mad Swirl, miller's pond, Mobius, Morsel(s), Nerve Cowboy, nibble, Northern New England Review, The November 3rd Club, The Oak, Oak Bend Review, ocean diamond, Origami Condom, Parnassus Literary Journal, Pearl, Pegasus, Pemmican, Plain Spoke, Poets Against the War, Pralaton, The Quill & Ink, Red Owl, Relationships: The Good, the Bad, and the Funny (a collection of stories), "remark.", The Scribbler Ink, Ship of Fools, The Shit Creek Review, Taproot Literary Review, tinfoildresses, ugly cousin, Unfettered Verse, The Wilderness House Literary Review, Willard & Maple, Word Catalyst Magazine, Ya'Sou! Online and Zygote in My Coffee.

Common Ties
Published one of my personal stories. ***Please leave a comment***

Rhododendron in a Time of War (pdf format)
My first chapbook, Rhododendron in a Time of War (Scars Publications), is now available. This small collection of political poems can be read for free online (in pdf format). If you would like to read Rhododendron in a Time of War now, click the link above.

Rhododendron in a Time of War (print copy)
My first chapbook, Rhododendron in a Time of War (Scars Publications), is now available. This small collection of political poems can be purchased via Paypal. If you would like to purchase a copy of Rhododendron in a Time of War now, click the link above which will take you to the Scars Publications home page. My collection can be found on the "Chapbooks" page (listed in the 2009 titles).

What to Do with a Dying Parakeet
My second chapbook, What to Do with a Dying Parakeet, was recently released by Pudding House Publications. This collection of 10 poems primarily focuses on my grandmother's battle with ovarian cancer and other memories from this period of time in my life. Cost: $10.00 (plus $2.50 shipping and handling). Click link above for the order form.