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The Aardvark Adventurer
"After Math," Dec 1998 ACafeBreak "A Better Way," March 2001 Ancient Paths "The Long Road Home," Spring 2001 Antipodean SF "Checklist," July/Aug 2005 Appalling Limericks (anthology), 2006 "Shooting the Moon" Aquarius "Expanding the Mind," March 2001 Barbaric Yawp "The Book Doctor," March 2001 "The Challenge," March 2001 Blind Man’s Rainbow "The Challenge," Spring 2002 "Bailing Out," Spring 2002 BooksPlus "Distinguished Company," Nov 2004 "Moderation," Jan 2005 "Altering the Ego," May 2005 "Literary vs. Genre," Sept 2005 "Feeding the Idea Machine," Oct 2005 Boots "Memories," Fall 1994 |
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Byline Magazine
"Therapy," April 1994
"The Book Doctor," Nov 1995
"Aspirations," March 1998
"Literary vs. Genre," Nov 1998
"Hear No Evil," March 1999
"Distinguished Company," Nov 1999
"A Literary Voice," April 2001
"Humble Beginnings," July/Aug 2001
"Confessions of a Tabloid Journalist," Nov 2001
"Moderation," April 2002
"Blind Ambition," May 2004
"Fair Warning," Nov 2004
Capper’s
"Sailing the North Forty," July 1, 1997
"Motor Odor," April 7, 1998
"For Better or Worse," Aug 25, 1998
Christopher Gooch’s E-Zine
"Can You Spell Escape?" April 2005
The Church Musician Today
"A Joyful Noise," Nov 1997
Country Folk
"Gone but Not Forgotten," Feb 2001
"Sailing the North Forty," Dec 2001
"Motor Odor," May 2004
"A Safe Distance," May 2004
"Urban Mythology," May 2004
Creative Juices
"Expanding the Mind," Spring 2002
"Hear No Evil," Spring 2002
"Frontier Etiquette," Spring 2002
"The Unmunchables," Spring 2002
"A Wild Alli-gation," Spring 2002
Criminal Element
"Tinseltown," April 7, 2013
Decompositions
"Fame and Fortune," Winter 2005
Elysian Fields Quarterly
"A Young Man’s Fancy," Vol. 20, #1, 2003
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
"Never Too Late," Aug 2000
"Badfellas," May 2004
Farm & Ranch Living
"Sailing the North Forty," Dec/Jan 1999
"Problem Solved," April/May 2000
"Full Circle," April/May 2004
"The Tiny Farm in Littlefield," Dec 2004/Jan 2005
"Quitting Time," Aug/Sept 2005
Feh!
"Try Smiling, Now and Then," Issue # 18, 1995
Firm Noncommittal
"The Challenge," Summer 1997
"Famous Names," Summer 1998
"Love is Blurry," Summer 1998
The 5-2 Crime Poetry Weekly
"Tinseltown" (audio version), May 28, 2012
The 5-2 e-book—The First Year
"Tinseltown," October 2012
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine
"Accessories to Murder," Spring 2003
"Relocated, She Wrote," Spring 2003
"A Captive Audience," Spring 2003
"A Team of Specialists," Summer 2003
"Hidden Talents," Summer 2003
"Top o’ the World," Fall 2003
"Shock Value," Fall 2003
"You Talkin’ to Me?" Fall 2003
"Modern Problems," Winter 2004
"Ghostwriters," Winter 2004
"The Schwinning Team," Winter 2004
"Transition Impossible," Spring 2004
"A Bold Assumption," Spring 2004
"Viewing the Macro-Fish," Spring 2004
"Acquired Talents," Summer 2004
"Long Live Smith & Jones," Summer 2004
"Hawaiian Love Story," Summer 2004
"Culture Shock," Autumn 2004
"Casual Attire," Autumn 2004
"Steak and Eggs," Autumn 2004
Grit
"Social Commentary, 1899," Feb 3, 2002
Hadrosaur Tales
"Fame and Fortune," Vol. #6, 1999
"Checklist," Vol. #17, 2003
Hard Row to Hoe
"Unique in His Field," Winter 2003
Krax
"A Born Leader," Issue #39, 2002
"Painful Tasks," Issue #41, 2004
Keystrokes
"Analysis," Volume II, # 1, 1994
Laughter Loaf
"Joe’s Hi-Tech Garage," Vol. 4.3, 2002
"A Man of Limited Vision," Vol. 4.3, 2002
"True Love," Vol. 4.4, 2002
"That’ll Teach Her," Vol. 4.4, 2002
"A Matter of Pride," Vol. 4.5, 2002
"A Wild Alli-gation," July 15, 2003
"Frontier Etiquette," July 15, 2003
"Hear No Evil," Sept 15. 2003
"Expanding the Mind," Nov 15, 2003
"The Unmunchables," Nov 15, 2003
"After Math," May 15, 2004
"Bailing Out," May 15, 2004
"Clever Is As Clever Does," May 15, 2004
"Purpa Traitor," July 15, 2004
"The Aggressive Side of Mrs. Hyde," July 15, 2004
"Lighten Up a Little," contained in Sept 15, 2004 essay
"The Book Doctor," May 15, 2005
"South of Saudi," May 15, 2005
"A Lost Cause," May 15, 2005
"Sushi’s Safer," July 15, 2005
"Top o’ the World," Sept 15, 2005
"A Beautiful Language," Sept 15, 2005
"A Case of Nerves," Jan 15, 2006
"Fair Warning," Jan 15, 2006
"Caught from Behind," May 15, 2006
"A Born Leader," May 15, 2006
"A Young Man’s Fancy," March 15, 2006
"Hidden Talents," March 15, 2006
"Mixed Drinks," May 15, 2007
"Pompous Ashes," May 15, 2007
"A Contact Sport," July 15, 2008
"Full Circle," Sept 15, 2008
"Commuters," Sept 15, 2008
Lighten Up a Little (collection of 300 poems, Dogwood Press, April 2020)
The Lyric
"Self-Control," Spring 1999
Medicinal Purposes
"Fame and Fortune," Winter 1997
Mediphors
"Hazardous Duty," Fall/Winter 1995
"A Professional Secret," Spring/Summer 1999
Mobius
"A Fantasy World," Spring/Summer 1995
"Bailing Out," Fall 1995
"That’ll Teach Her," Fall 1995
"Solution," Spring/Summer 1997
"Feeding Time," Spring/Summer 1997
Mouth Full of Bullets
"Purpa Traitor," Spring 2007
"Never Too Late," Spring 2007
"Disorganized Crime," Summer 2007
"Caught From Behind," Summer 2007
"Hidden Talents," Aug 2007
"Can You Spell 'Escape'?" Sept/Oct 2007
"A Wife in the Country," (online), Winter 2007
"The Aggressive Side of Mrs. Hyde," (online), Winter 2007
"Immortality," (online), Winter 2007
Moving Images: Poetry Inspired by Cinema anthology, April 2021
"An Organized Life"
"Long Live Smith and Jones"
Murderous Intent
"Arrangement in B Flat," Spring 1997
"A Fine Shot," Spring 1997
"Revelation," Summer 1997
"Caught from Behind," Summer 1997
"Outside Assistance," Spring 1998
"A Wild Alli-gation," Spring 1998
"A Family Business," Spring 1998
"Purpa Traitor," Summer 1999
The Mystery Review
"Disorganized Crime," Summer 2003
Mystery Time
"Stress Management," Spring/Summer 1995
"An Elementary Concept," Autumn/Winter 1995
"Reflections," Spring/Summer 1996
"The Last Straw," Autumn/Winter 1996
"A Public Look at Private Eyes," Spring/Summer 1997
"The Getaway," Spring/Summer 1998
"The Aggressive Side of Mrs. Hyde," Spring/Summer 1998
"Can You Spell ‘Escape’?" Spring/Summer 1998
"A Wife in the Country," Autumn/Winter 1998
"www.drag.net," Spring/Summer 1999
"Caught from Behind," Spring/Summer 1999
"Outside Assistance," Autumn/Winter 1999
"A Lost Cause," Spring/Summer 2001
"Purpa Traitor," Spring/Summer 2001
"Distinguished Company," Spring/Summer 2001
"The Unmunchables," Autumn/Winter 2001
"Immortality," Spring/Summer 2002
Mythic Delirium
"Status Report ," Issue #1, 1998
Night Roses
"200 Days," Fall 1997
Nuthouse
"Beware—Mousse in the Area," Yuletide 1995
"A Difficult Choice," Valentine’s Day 1996
"Dexterity," Summer 1996
"An Inexact Science," Summer 1997
"Underachievement," Summer 1999
"Commuters," Summer 1999
"Reflections at the Opera," Winter 2000
"A Contact Sport," Winter 2000
"A Breath of Hot Air," Autumn 2000
"Reflections," Yuletide 2000
"Sailing the North Forty," Yuletide 2000
"Can You Spell 'Escape'?" Autumn 2001
"Sushi’s Safer," Autumn 2001
"A Wild Alli-gation," Yuletide 2001
"Frontier Etiquette," Yuletide 2001
"An Elementary Concept," Summer 2002
"Hazardous Duty," Summer 2002
"A Really Hot Item," August 2002
"The Tiny Farm in Littlefield," August 2002
"Underachievement," Spring 2003
"The Right Rough," Spring 2003
"Sound Advice," Spring 2003
"Full Circle," Spring 2003
"Thinking Ahead," Spring 2003
"A Case of Nerves," Summer 2003
"Literary vs. Genre," Summer 2003
"In Non-Medical Terms," Summer 2003
"That’ll Teach Her," Summer 2003
"South of Saudi," Summer 2003
"Double Standard," Autumn 2003
"Household Hints," Autumn 2003
"A Matter of Pride," Autumn 2003
"A Joyful Noise," Autumn 2003
"The Book Doctor," Winter 2003
"The Challenge," Winter 2003
"For Better or Worse," Winter 2003
"Mixed Drinks," Winter 2003
"After Math," Spring 2004
"A Beautiful Language," Spring 2004
"A Born Leader," Spring 2004
"Just Sit Anywhere," Spring 2004
"A Traveling Husband," Spring 2004
"Shock Value," Spring 2004
"Caught from Behind," Autumn 2004
"Bailing Out," Autumn 2004
"Annulled Sportsefeggure," Winter 2004
"Never Too Late," Winter 2004
"Altering the Ego," Spring 2005
"Fancye Folke," Spring 2005
"Hills and Valleys ," Spring 2005
"Purpa Traitor," Autumn 2006
"Fair Warning," Autumn 2006
"A Young Man’s Fancy," Autumn 2006
"Hidden Talents," Autumn 2006
"A Case of Nerves," Autumn 2006
Nutrition Health Review
"Old Habits," Issue # 32, 2002
"Unhand That Cookie, Sir," TBP
Oatmeal & Poetry
"An Elementary Concept," May/June 1996
"That’ll Teach Her," Summer 1996
"Office Products," Summer 1996
"Hazardous Duty," Spring 1997
"The Right Rough," Spring 1997
"Aftershock," Spring 1997
Once Upon a Time
"Art Lessons," Spring 2002
Our Journey
"Therapy," TBP
Outer Darkness
"Fame and Fortune," Issue #28, Spring 2004
Oxford So-And-So
"A Way (Down South) With Words," Sept/Oct 2007
Pegasus Review
"After Math," May/June 1996
"Marital Counseling," Sept 1998
"Boo!" Sept 1998
"He Should’ve Bought a Horse," Sept 1998
"Rules for the Road," April/May 2004
"Hidden Talents," Jan/Feb 2006
"The Book Doctor," March/April 2006
"The Tiny Farm in Littlefield," May/June 2006
"Fair Warning," TBP
"A Case of Nerves," TBP
Pablo Lennis
"Apollo Who?" Aug 1997
"Checklist," Aug 1997
The Pipe Smoker’s Ephemeris
"A Short Career," Autumn/Winter 1998
PKA’s Advocate
"A World of Its Own," Feb/March 1994
"Contingency Plans," June/July 1996
"Decision Time," Dec 1996/Jan 1997
"Neighbors," Aug/Sept 1997
"From Another World," April/May 1998
"All Opposed, Say 'Neigh,'" Dec 1998/Jan 1999
"A Really Hot Item," April/May 1999
"In Non-Medical Terms," Aug/Sept 1999
"Computer Aerobics," Dec 2000/Jan 2001
"The Finest Time of the Year," Oct/Nov 2001
"Thinking Ahead," Feb/March 2002
"Greener Pastures," June/July 2002
"Writing What You Know," Oct/Nov 2002
"Spotting Turkeys: A Video Guide," Oct/Nov 2002
"Reality Programming," Feb/March 2004
"The Path Less Traveled," Aug/Sept 2004
"Different Strokes," TBP
1996 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"He Should’ve Bought a Horse"
1997 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"He Should’ve Bought a Horse"
1999 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"Easy Choice"
"The Aggressive Side of Mrs. Hyde"
2000 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"Easy Choice"
2001 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"Easy Choice"
2002 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"Down to Earth"
Rhyme Time
"The Book Doctor," Summer 1998
"After Math," Summer 1998
"Reflections at the Opera," Autumn 1998
"A Breath of Hot Air," Autumn 1998
"Mixed Drinks ," Winter 1998
"Feeding Time," Winter 1998
"A Contact Sport," Spring 1999
"Famous Names," Spring 1999
"Bailing Out," Summer 1999
"Just Sit Anywhere," Summer 1999
"A Traveling Husband," Autumn 1999
"A Wild Alli-gation," Autumn 1999
"Sailing the North Forty," Winter 1999
"Fancye Folke," Spring 2000
"Frontier Etiquette," Spring 2000
"A Case of Nerves," Summer 2000
"To Cry For," Winter 2000
"The Tiny Farm in Littlefield," Winter 2000
"Confessions of a Bungee Jumper," Autumn 2000
"Watching Your Peas in Queues," Summer 2001
"A Man of Limited Vision," Summer 2001
"Computer Aerobics," Autumn 2001
"Beware—Mousse in the Area," Winter 2001
"Clever Is As Clever Does," Winter 2001
"A Beautiful Language," Spring 2002
"Household Hints ," Spring 2002
"Self-Control," Spring 2002
"A Physical Miracle," August/Winter 2002
"Expanding the Mind," August/Winter 2002
"Thinking Ahead," August/Winter 2002
"Try Smiling, Now and Then," August/Winter 2002
"Too-Short Stories," August/Winter 2002
"Confessions of a Tabloid Journalist," Summer 2002
"South of Saudi," Summer 2002
Rocky Mountain Rider
"Memories," Jan 2002
"The Best of Times," May 2002
Rural Heritage
"He Should’ve Bought a Horse," Autumn 1994
"Gone But Not Forgotten," Summer 1995
"Sailing the North Forty," Winter 1996
"Human-Headed Behavior," Summer 1996
"Easy Choice," Winter 1997
"Yuletide Mule Ride," Holiday 1997
"Following Orders," Winter 1999
"The Old and the New," Summer 1999
"Down to Earth," Summer 2000
"Horse Sense," Evener 2000
"Mysterious Ways," Holiday 2000
"Improvements in the Field," Winter 2001
"Double Standard," Holiday 2001
"Full Circle," Summer 2002
"Horse Sense (of Direction)," Evener 2002
"Horsepower," Holiday 2002
"Training Ground," Summer 2003
"Planting Ahead," Evener 2003
"Quitting Time," Winter 2004
"Southern Discomfort," Summer 2004
"A Man of Vision," Holiday 2004
"The Food Chain," Spring 2005
"Turnabout," Autumn 2005
"Unappreciated," Evener 2005
"Anticipation," Holiday 2005
"Transient Worker," Summer 2005
"Lofty Heights," Winter 2006
"A Holiday Romance," Holiday 2006
"Easy Pickin’s," Spring 2007
"Best Friends," Summer 2007
"Rural Diversity," Winter 2007
Satire
"Famous Names," Winter 1997/1998
"Reflections at the Opera," Winter 1997/1998
The Shantytown Anomaly
"Checklist," Dec 2005
Smile
"A Joyful Noise," Winter 1998/1999
"Tailored Genes," Spring 1999
Sophomore Jinx
"Mixed Drinks," Spring 1995
Sour Grapes
"Humble Beginnings ," March 2003
Star*Line
"Status Report," March/April 1995
Superior Poetry News
"Frontier Etiquette," Fall 1998
Tale Spinners
"Gone But Not Forgotten," Fall 1998
"Human-Headed Behavior," Fall 1998
Tales of the Talisman
"Alienated," Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2005
Timber Creek Review
"A Physical Miracle," July 1994
"Sushi’s Safer," Jan 1995
"Guess What We Learned Today," Oct 1995
Time of Singing
"Dream Music ," Spring 2005
'Tis the Seasons (Red Penguin Books), Dec 2020
"Anticipation"
Tucumcari Literary Review
"Joe’s Hi-Tech Garage," March/April 1996
"Memories," April 1996
"Sushi’s Safer," May/June 1996
"An Awkward Exit," Sept/Oct 1996
"A Dangerous Act," Sept/Oct 1996
"The Challenge," Nov/Dec 1996
"A Young Man’s Fancy," Dec 1996
"A Fantasy World," Jan/Feb 1997
"Gone But Not Forgotten," March/April 1997
"You Bet Jurassic Could Happen," March/April 1997
"Controlling the Remote," May/June 1997
"A Physical Miracle," May/June 1997
"A Breath of Hot Air," July 1997
"A Case of Nerves," July 1997
"Love is Blurry," July 1997
"Nibbling Siblings," July 1997
"A Beautiful Language," July/Aug 1997
"Language Barrier," Sept/Oct 1997
"Sound Advice," Sept/Oct 1997
"Booklearning," Dec 1997
"Annulled Sportsefeggure," Jan/Feb 1998
"I’ll Tell Him You Called," Jan/Feb 1998
"The Right Rough," May/June 1998
"Second Thoughts ," May/June 1998
"If I Am a Rock, Is Scarborough Fair?" July/Aug 1998
"A Contact Sport," Sept/Oct 1998
"What Did He Just Say?" Nov/Dec 1998
"Reflections at the Opera," Jan/Feb 1999
"Frontier Etiquette," March/April 1999
"Pompous Ashes," April 1999
"Beware—Mousse in the Area," April 1999
"A Safe Haven," July/Aug 1999
"Solution," Aug 1999
"Office Products," Aug 1999
"And the Winner Is . . ." Sept/Oct 1999
"Caught from Behind," Nov 1999
"Reflections," Jan/Feb 2000
"Tombstone," March/April 2000
"Watching Your Peas in Queues," March/April 2000
"Breaking Cover," Sept/Oct 2000
"A Sticky Subject," Oct 2000
"www.drag.net ," Nov/Dec 2000
"Political Scents," Feb 2001
"In the Words of FDR," March/April 2001
"A Matter of Pride," Sept/Oct 2001
"The Getaway," March/April 2002
"An Honest Job," March/April 2002
Volcano Quarterly
"Pompous Ashes," Winter 1998
Wellspring
"The Long Road Home," Dec 28, 2001
Western Digest
"Memories," Sept/Oct 1999
Westward Quarterly
"The Best of Times," Spring 2001
Wordplay
"A Way (Down South) with Words," Vol. III, No. 1, 1997
Words of Wisdom
"Hills and Valleys," Fall 1995
"True Love," Winter 1996
"A Clouded Observation," Spring 1997
"Chef’s Surprise," Winter 1997
"Commuters," Spring 1998
"Just Sit Anywhere," June 1998
"If the Stall Door Won’t Latch," Sept 2000
Writer’s Digest
"Speedbumps," Dec 1997
"Altering the Ego," April 1999
Writer’s Exchange
"Underachievement," Summer 1998
Writer’s Guidelines & News
"His Finest Work," Summer 2002
Writers’ Journal
"A Better Way," July/Aug 1996
"Meditating on the Genre," Vol. 19, #12, 1998
"I’ll Keep My Typewriter, Thanks," Vol. 19, #12, 1998
"Too-Short Stories," Vol. 23, #4, 2002
"Less Is Better," March/April 2005
"Feeding the Idea Machine," Sept/Oct 2007
"Word Pictures," Jan/Feb 2008
Writing-World
"Literary vs. Genre," Jan 5, 2005
"Humble Beginnings," Jan 5, 2005
"Distinguished Company," Jan 5, 2005
"Altering the Ego," Jan 5, 2005
"Therapy," April 1994
"The Book Doctor," Nov 1995
"Aspirations," March 1998
"Literary vs. Genre," Nov 1998
"Hear No Evil," March 1999
"Distinguished Company," Nov 1999
"A Literary Voice," April 2001
"Humble Beginnings," July/Aug 2001
"Confessions of a Tabloid Journalist," Nov 2001
"Moderation," April 2002
"Blind Ambition," May 2004
"Fair Warning," Nov 2004
Capper’s
"Sailing the North Forty," July 1, 1997
"Motor Odor," April 7, 1998
"For Better or Worse," Aug 25, 1998
Christopher Gooch’s E-Zine
"Can You Spell Escape?" April 2005
The Church Musician Today
"A Joyful Noise," Nov 1997
Country Folk
"Gone but Not Forgotten," Feb 2001
"Sailing the North Forty," Dec 2001
"Motor Odor," May 2004
"A Safe Distance," May 2004
"Urban Mythology," May 2004
Creative Juices
"Expanding the Mind," Spring 2002
"Hear No Evil," Spring 2002
"Frontier Etiquette," Spring 2002
"The Unmunchables," Spring 2002
"A Wild Alli-gation," Spring 2002
Criminal Element
"Tinseltown," April 7, 2013
Decompositions
"Fame and Fortune," Winter 2005
Elysian Fields Quarterly
"A Young Man’s Fancy," Vol. 20, #1, 2003
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
"Never Too Late," Aug 2000
"Badfellas," May 2004
Farm & Ranch Living
"Sailing the North Forty," Dec/Jan 1999
"Problem Solved," April/May 2000
"Full Circle," April/May 2004
"The Tiny Farm in Littlefield," Dec 2004/Jan 2005
"Quitting Time," Aug/Sept 2005
Feh!
"Try Smiling, Now and Then," Issue # 18, 1995
Firm Noncommittal
"The Challenge," Summer 1997
"Famous Names," Summer 1998
"Love is Blurry," Summer 1998
The 5-2 Crime Poetry Weekly
"Tinseltown" (audio version), May 28, 2012
The 5-2 e-book—The First Year
"Tinseltown," October 2012
Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine
"Accessories to Murder," Spring 2003
"Relocated, She Wrote," Spring 2003
"A Captive Audience," Spring 2003
"A Team of Specialists," Summer 2003
"Hidden Talents," Summer 2003
"Top o’ the World," Fall 2003
"Shock Value," Fall 2003
"You Talkin’ to Me?" Fall 2003
"Modern Problems," Winter 2004
"Ghostwriters," Winter 2004
"The Schwinning Team," Winter 2004
"Transition Impossible," Spring 2004
"A Bold Assumption," Spring 2004
"Viewing the Macro-Fish," Spring 2004
"Acquired Talents," Summer 2004
"Long Live Smith & Jones," Summer 2004
"Hawaiian Love Story," Summer 2004
"Culture Shock," Autumn 2004
"Casual Attire," Autumn 2004
"Steak and Eggs," Autumn 2004
Grit
"Social Commentary, 1899," Feb 3, 2002
Hadrosaur Tales
"Fame and Fortune," Vol. #6, 1999
"Checklist," Vol. #17, 2003
Hard Row to Hoe
"Unique in His Field," Winter 2003
Krax
"A Born Leader," Issue #39, 2002
"Painful Tasks," Issue #41, 2004
Keystrokes
"Analysis," Volume II, # 1, 1994
Laughter Loaf
"Joe’s Hi-Tech Garage," Vol. 4.3, 2002
"A Man of Limited Vision," Vol. 4.3, 2002
"True Love," Vol. 4.4, 2002
"That’ll Teach Her," Vol. 4.4, 2002
"A Matter of Pride," Vol. 4.5, 2002
"A Wild Alli-gation," July 15, 2003
"Frontier Etiquette," July 15, 2003
"Hear No Evil," Sept 15. 2003
"Expanding the Mind," Nov 15, 2003
"The Unmunchables," Nov 15, 2003
"After Math," May 15, 2004
"Bailing Out," May 15, 2004
"Clever Is As Clever Does," May 15, 2004
"Purpa Traitor," July 15, 2004
"The Aggressive Side of Mrs. Hyde," July 15, 2004
"Lighten Up a Little," contained in Sept 15, 2004 essay
"The Book Doctor," May 15, 2005
"South of Saudi," May 15, 2005
"A Lost Cause," May 15, 2005
"Sushi’s Safer," July 15, 2005
"Top o’ the World," Sept 15, 2005
"A Beautiful Language," Sept 15, 2005
"A Case of Nerves," Jan 15, 2006
"Fair Warning," Jan 15, 2006
"Caught from Behind," May 15, 2006
"A Born Leader," May 15, 2006
"A Young Man’s Fancy," March 15, 2006
"Hidden Talents," March 15, 2006
"Mixed Drinks," May 15, 2007
"Pompous Ashes," May 15, 2007
"A Contact Sport," July 15, 2008
"Full Circle," Sept 15, 2008
"Commuters," Sept 15, 2008
Lighten Up a Little (collection of 300 poems, Dogwood Press, April 2020)
The Lyric
"Self-Control," Spring 1999
Medicinal Purposes
"Fame and Fortune," Winter 1997
Mediphors
"Hazardous Duty," Fall/Winter 1995
"A Professional Secret," Spring/Summer 1999
Mobius
"A Fantasy World," Spring/Summer 1995
"Bailing Out," Fall 1995
"That’ll Teach Her," Fall 1995
"Solution," Spring/Summer 1997
"Feeding Time," Spring/Summer 1997
Mouth Full of Bullets
"Purpa Traitor," Spring 2007
"Never Too Late," Spring 2007
"Disorganized Crime," Summer 2007
"Caught From Behind," Summer 2007
"Hidden Talents," Aug 2007
"Can You Spell 'Escape'?" Sept/Oct 2007
"A Wife in the Country," (online), Winter 2007
"The Aggressive Side of Mrs. Hyde," (online), Winter 2007
"Immortality," (online), Winter 2007
Moving Images: Poetry Inspired by Cinema anthology, April 2021
"An Organized Life"
"Long Live Smith and Jones"
Murderous Intent
"Arrangement in B Flat," Spring 1997
"A Fine Shot," Spring 1997
"Revelation," Summer 1997
"Caught from Behind," Summer 1997
"Outside Assistance," Spring 1998
"A Wild Alli-gation," Spring 1998
"A Family Business," Spring 1998
"Purpa Traitor," Summer 1999
The Mystery Review
"Disorganized Crime," Summer 2003
Mystery Time
"Stress Management," Spring/Summer 1995
"An Elementary Concept," Autumn/Winter 1995
"Reflections," Spring/Summer 1996
"The Last Straw," Autumn/Winter 1996
"A Public Look at Private Eyes," Spring/Summer 1997
"The Getaway," Spring/Summer 1998
"The Aggressive Side of Mrs. Hyde," Spring/Summer 1998
"Can You Spell ‘Escape’?" Spring/Summer 1998
"A Wife in the Country," Autumn/Winter 1998
"www.drag.net," Spring/Summer 1999
"Caught from Behind," Spring/Summer 1999
"Outside Assistance," Autumn/Winter 1999
"A Lost Cause," Spring/Summer 2001
"Purpa Traitor," Spring/Summer 2001
"Distinguished Company," Spring/Summer 2001
"The Unmunchables," Autumn/Winter 2001
"Immortality," Spring/Summer 2002
Mythic Delirium
"Status Report ," Issue #1, 1998
Night Roses
"200 Days," Fall 1997
Nuthouse
"Beware—Mousse in the Area," Yuletide 1995
"A Difficult Choice," Valentine’s Day 1996
"Dexterity," Summer 1996
"An Inexact Science," Summer 1997
"Underachievement," Summer 1999
"Commuters," Summer 1999
"Reflections at the Opera," Winter 2000
"A Contact Sport," Winter 2000
"A Breath of Hot Air," Autumn 2000
"Reflections," Yuletide 2000
"Sailing the North Forty," Yuletide 2000
"Can You Spell 'Escape'?" Autumn 2001
"Sushi’s Safer," Autumn 2001
"A Wild Alli-gation," Yuletide 2001
"Frontier Etiquette," Yuletide 2001
"An Elementary Concept," Summer 2002
"Hazardous Duty," Summer 2002
"A Really Hot Item," August 2002
"The Tiny Farm in Littlefield," August 2002
"Underachievement," Spring 2003
"The Right Rough," Spring 2003
"Sound Advice," Spring 2003
"Full Circle," Spring 2003
"Thinking Ahead," Spring 2003
"A Case of Nerves," Summer 2003
"Literary vs. Genre," Summer 2003
"In Non-Medical Terms," Summer 2003
"That’ll Teach Her," Summer 2003
"South of Saudi," Summer 2003
"Double Standard," Autumn 2003
"Household Hints," Autumn 2003
"A Matter of Pride," Autumn 2003
"A Joyful Noise," Autumn 2003
"The Book Doctor," Winter 2003
"The Challenge," Winter 2003
"For Better or Worse," Winter 2003
"Mixed Drinks," Winter 2003
"After Math," Spring 2004
"A Beautiful Language," Spring 2004
"A Born Leader," Spring 2004
"Just Sit Anywhere," Spring 2004
"A Traveling Husband," Spring 2004
"Shock Value," Spring 2004
"Caught from Behind," Autumn 2004
"Bailing Out," Autumn 2004
"Annulled Sportsefeggure," Winter 2004
"Never Too Late," Winter 2004
"Altering the Ego," Spring 2005
"Fancye Folke," Spring 2005
"Hills and Valleys ," Spring 2005
"Purpa Traitor," Autumn 2006
"Fair Warning," Autumn 2006
"A Young Man’s Fancy," Autumn 2006
"Hidden Talents," Autumn 2006
"A Case of Nerves," Autumn 2006
Nutrition Health Review
"Old Habits," Issue # 32, 2002
"Unhand That Cookie, Sir," TBP
Oatmeal & Poetry
"An Elementary Concept," May/June 1996
"That’ll Teach Her," Summer 1996
"Office Products," Summer 1996
"Hazardous Duty," Spring 1997
"The Right Rough," Spring 1997
"Aftershock," Spring 1997
Once Upon a Time
"Art Lessons," Spring 2002
Our Journey
"Therapy," TBP
Outer Darkness
"Fame and Fortune," Issue #28, Spring 2004
Oxford So-And-So
"A Way (Down South) With Words," Sept/Oct 2007
Pegasus Review
"After Math," May/June 1996
"Marital Counseling," Sept 1998
"Boo!" Sept 1998
"He Should’ve Bought a Horse," Sept 1998
"Rules for the Road," April/May 2004
"Hidden Talents," Jan/Feb 2006
"The Book Doctor," March/April 2006
"The Tiny Farm in Littlefield," May/June 2006
"Fair Warning," TBP
"A Case of Nerves," TBP
Pablo Lennis
"Apollo Who?" Aug 1997
"Checklist," Aug 1997
The Pipe Smoker’s Ephemeris
"A Short Career," Autumn/Winter 1998
PKA’s Advocate
"A World of Its Own," Feb/March 1994
"Contingency Plans," June/July 1996
"Decision Time," Dec 1996/Jan 1997
"Neighbors," Aug/Sept 1997
"From Another World," April/May 1998
"All Opposed, Say 'Neigh,'" Dec 1998/Jan 1999
"A Really Hot Item," April/May 1999
"In Non-Medical Terms," Aug/Sept 1999
"Computer Aerobics," Dec 2000/Jan 2001
"The Finest Time of the Year," Oct/Nov 2001
"Thinking Ahead," Feb/March 2002
"Greener Pastures," June/July 2002
"Writing What You Know," Oct/Nov 2002
"Spotting Turkeys: A Video Guide," Oct/Nov 2002
"Reality Programming," Feb/March 2004
"The Path Less Traveled," Aug/Sept 2004
"Different Strokes," TBP
1996 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"He Should’ve Bought a Horse"
1997 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"He Should’ve Bought a Horse"
1999 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"Easy Choice"
"The Aggressive Side of Mrs. Hyde"
2000 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"Easy Choice"
2001 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"Easy Choice"
2002 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books)
"Down to Earth"
Rhyme Time
"The Book Doctor," Summer 1998
"After Math," Summer 1998
"Reflections at the Opera," Autumn 1998
"A Breath of Hot Air," Autumn 1998
"Mixed Drinks ," Winter 1998
"Feeding Time," Winter 1998
"A Contact Sport," Spring 1999
"Famous Names," Spring 1999
"Bailing Out," Summer 1999
"Just Sit Anywhere," Summer 1999
"A Traveling Husband," Autumn 1999
"A Wild Alli-gation," Autumn 1999
"Sailing the North Forty," Winter 1999
"Fancye Folke," Spring 2000
"Frontier Etiquette," Spring 2000
"A Case of Nerves," Summer 2000
"To Cry For," Winter 2000
"The Tiny Farm in Littlefield," Winter 2000
"Confessions of a Bungee Jumper," Autumn 2000
"Watching Your Peas in Queues," Summer 2001
"A Man of Limited Vision," Summer 2001
"Computer Aerobics," Autumn 2001
"Beware—Mousse in the Area," Winter 2001
"Clever Is As Clever Does," Winter 2001
"A Beautiful Language," Spring 2002
"Household Hints ," Spring 2002
"Self-Control," Spring 2002
"A Physical Miracle," August/Winter 2002
"Expanding the Mind," August/Winter 2002
"Thinking Ahead," August/Winter 2002
"Try Smiling, Now and Then," August/Winter 2002
"Too-Short Stories," August/Winter 2002
"Confessions of a Tabloid Journalist," Summer 2002
"South of Saudi," Summer 2002
Rocky Mountain Rider
"Memories," Jan 2002
"The Best of Times," May 2002
Rural Heritage
"He Should’ve Bought a Horse," Autumn 1994
"Gone But Not Forgotten," Summer 1995
"Sailing the North Forty," Winter 1996
"Human-Headed Behavior," Summer 1996
"Easy Choice," Winter 1997
"Yuletide Mule Ride," Holiday 1997
"Following Orders," Winter 1999
"The Old and the New," Summer 1999
"Down to Earth," Summer 2000
"Horse Sense," Evener 2000
"Mysterious Ways," Holiday 2000
"Improvements in the Field," Winter 2001
"Double Standard," Holiday 2001
"Full Circle," Summer 2002
"Horse Sense (of Direction)," Evener 2002
"Horsepower," Holiday 2002
"Training Ground," Summer 2003
"Planting Ahead," Evener 2003
"Quitting Time," Winter 2004
"Southern Discomfort," Summer 2004
"A Man of Vision," Holiday 2004
"The Food Chain," Spring 2005
"Turnabout," Autumn 2005
"Unappreciated," Evener 2005
"Anticipation," Holiday 2005
"Transient Worker," Summer 2005
"Lofty Heights," Winter 2006
"A Holiday Romance," Holiday 2006
"Easy Pickin’s," Spring 2007
"Best Friends," Summer 2007
"Rural Diversity," Winter 2007
Satire
"Famous Names," Winter 1997/1998
"Reflections at the Opera," Winter 1997/1998
The Shantytown Anomaly
"Checklist," Dec 2005
Smile
"A Joyful Noise," Winter 1998/1999
"Tailored Genes," Spring 1999
Sophomore Jinx
"Mixed Drinks," Spring 1995
Sour Grapes
"Humble Beginnings ," March 2003
Star*Line
"Status Report," March/April 1995
Superior Poetry News
"Frontier Etiquette," Fall 1998
Tale Spinners
"Gone But Not Forgotten," Fall 1998
"Human-Headed Behavior," Fall 1998
Tales of the Talisman
"Alienated," Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2005
Timber Creek Review
"A Physical Miracle," July 1994
"Sushi’s Safer," Jan 1995
"Guess What We Learned Today," Oct 1995
Time of Singing
"Dream Music ," Spring 2005
'Tis the Seasons (Red Penguin Books), Dec 2020
"Anticipation"
Tucumcari Literary Review
"Joe’s Hi-Tech Garage," March/April 1996
"Memories," April 1996
"Sushi’s Safer," May/June 1996
"An Awkward Exit," Sept/Oct 1996
"A Dangerous Act," Sept/Oct 1996
"The Challenge," Nov/Dec 1996
"A Young Man’s Fancy," Dec 1996
"A Fantasy World," Jan/Feb 1997
"Gone But Not Forgotten," March/April 1997
"You Bet Jurassic Could Happen," March/April 1997
"Controlling the Remote," May/June 1997
"A Physical Miracle," May/June 1997
"A Breath of Hot Air," July 1997
"A Case of Nerves," July 1997
"Love is Blurry," July 1997
"Nibbling Siblings," July 1997
"A Beautiful Language," July/Aug 1997
"Language Barrier," Sept/Oct 1997
"Sound Advice," Sept/Oct 1997
"Booklearning," Dec 1997
"Annulled Sportsefeggure," Jan/Feb 1998
"I’ll Tell Him You Called," Jan/Feb 1998
"The Right Rough," May/June 1998
"Second Thoughts ," May/June 1998
"If I Am a Rock, Is Scarborough Fair?" July/Aug 1998
"A Contact Sport," Sept/Oct 1998
"What Did He Just Say?" Nov/Dec 1998
"Reflections at the Opera," Jan/Feb 1999
"Frontier Etiquette," March/April 1999
"Pompous Ashes," April 1999
"Beware—Mousse in the Area," April 1999
"A Safe Haven," July/Aug 1999
"Solution," Aug 1999
"Office Products," Aug 1999
"And the Winner Is . . ." Sept/Oct 1999
"Caught from Behind," Nov 1999
"Reflections," Jan/Feb 2000
"Tombstone," March/April 2000
"Watching Your Peas in Queues," March/April 2000
"Breaking Cover," Sept/Oct 2000
"A Sticky Subject," Oct 2000
"www.drag.net ," Nov/Dec 2000
"Political Scents," Feb 2001
"In the Words of FDR," March/April 2001
"A Matter of Pride," Sept/Oct 2001
"The Getaway," March/April 2002
"An Honest Job," March/April 2002
Volcano Quarterly
"Pompous Ashes," Winter 1998
Wellspring
"The Long Road Home," Dec 28, 2001
Western Digest
"Memories," Sept/Oct 1999
Westward Quarterly
"The Best of Times," Spring 2001
Wordplay
"A Way (Down South) with Words," Vol. III, No. 1, 1997
Words of Wisdom
"Hills and Valleys," Fall 1995
"True Love," Winter 1996
"A Clouded Observation," Spring 1997
"Chef’s Surprise," Winter 1997
"Commuters," Spring 1998
"Just Sit Anywhere," June 1998
"If the Stall Door Won’t Latch," Sept 2000
Writer’s Digest
"Speedbumps," Dec 1997
"Altering the Ego," April 1999
Writer’s Exchange
"Underachievement," Summer 1998
Writer’s Guidelines & News
"His Finest Work," Summer 2002
Writers’ Journal
"A Better Way," July/Aug 1996
"Meditating on the Genre," Vol. 19, #12, 1998
"I’ll Keep My Typewriter, Thanks," Vol. 19, #12, 1998
"Too-Short Stories," Vol. 23, #4, 2002
"Less Is Better," March/April 2005
"Feeding the Idea Machine," Sept/Oct 2007
"Word Pictures," Jan/Feb 2008
Writing-World
"Literary vs. Genre," Jan 5, 2005
"Humble Beginnings," Jan 5, 2005
"Distinguished Company," Jan 5, 2005
"Altering the Ego," Jan 5, 2005