Appreciation to the following literary journals for first publication of these respective pieces: Amethyst Review, Corey, (originally, The Cat); Anti-Heroin Chic, Rank; Drunk Monkeys, Soothing Teas; Eastern Iowa Review, Just Leisure Enough; HOOT Review, Habit; Hummingbird Press, At the Confluence; The Main Street Rag, Forcing Roses; Misfit Magazine, Us, Do Not Say You Want That for Me, and it was the McDonald’s on Dorsett; Pinyon, Refuse; Rat’s Ass Review, It’s a Boy; Reed Magazine, Endurance Running Hypothesis; Shark Reef, Bareback; Silver Birch Press, Plant the Habit of Loving; Star 82 Review, Cautious Your Asks; Storm Cellar, End With Past Tense; Third Wednesday, Sharp; Twelve Winters, Wrestling Weight; and The Writer’s Voice (once of John A Logan College), Bloodlines, (originally, Sturdy Peasant Stock).
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The Life You Could Have: a memoir 