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03.14.2023 - 3Q'S WITH STEVE STRED

I had the honor of participating in fellow author Steve Stred's 3Q's series! This was a fun and unique interview. Check it out here, and take a look at Steve's new book, Churn the Soil. 

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02.20.2023 - HORRORSCOPE: A ZODIAC ANTHOLOGY

I have a new short story, "Lock Horns," included in an awesome anthology edited by H. Everend, available February 20, 2023. Add it on Goodreads and grab your copy here!

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12.06.2022 - SOFT STAR MAGAZINE

My new poem "Stares Back," has been featured in Soft Star Magazine! Get cosmic with us and check it out here!

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11.22.2022 - INGRAMSPARK AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT

The folks at IngramSpark were kind enough to reach out and ask me to film a segment for their 2022 Author Spotlight series. Check it out here!

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10.30.2022 - FUMFA POETS & WRITERS LIVE - SPOOKY NIGHT

FUMFA hosted an open mic Spooky Night, and I jumped on that so fast! It was a great night to share poems & stories with some great writers. I read three poems from Haunt. Watch the full event here!

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07.31.2022 - FUMFA POETS & WRITERS LIVE

I joined several other great artists for a live, virtual open mic event with the Fairfield University Master of Fine Arts "Poets & Writers Live" hosts. I read poems from Haunt and Tempest, as well as my new poem that recently appeared in Spellbinder Magazine. Check out the reading here!

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03.10.2022 - INGRAMSPARK

IngramSpark began their National Poetry Month celebration early, and included me in a feature across their social media for their "Why I Publish" campaign. Find the posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. 

IngramSpark offers a great self-publishing program including a robust distribution service. They have been so supportive of me and my work. Thanks, IS! 

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01.10.2022 - FOREWORD CLARION REVIEWS

Foreword's Clarion Review of Tempest is live on their website! Read the full review here. 

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12.13.2021 - MELI'S BOOK REVIEWS 

Tempest was reviewed by popular book reviewer Meli's Book Reviews! Find the full review here. 

Check out more of Meli's reviews here!


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11.18.2021 - READERSMAGNET NOVEMBER BOOK RECOMMENDATION

Tempest was included in ReadersMagnet's roundup of book recommendations for November 2021.

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11.16.2021 - AMERICAN BOOK FEST'S BEST BOOK AWARDS

Tempest received the Best Book Award in the Contemporary Poetry Category from American Book Fest! 

Take a look at the full list of winners here.  

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11.13.2021 - POETRY WORKSHOP PRESS RELEASE

The Trumbull Patch shared news of the Trumbull Library's November 2021 Poetry Workshop with guest host Ryan Meyer. 

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10.22.2021 - PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY INDIE SPOTLIGHT

Haunt was included in Publisher's Weekly's monthly Indie Spotlight for stories of horror, crime, and the supernatural in their October 2021 roundup. 

The Indie Spotlight roundup was also shared on Booklife. 

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10.15.2021 - PROM: REIMAGINED BENEFIT GUIDE

An ad for Tempest ran in the Triangle Community Center's Prom Reimagined event guide, alongside many other local businesses and organizations. Learn more about TCC here. 

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09.08.2021 - ERICA ROBYN READS

Book blog Erica Robyn Reads published a glowing review of Haunt.​

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08.30.2021 - CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE 

In a feature on local goods from long-running Connecticut businesses, Tempest was pictured alongside other books available at Barrett Bookstore in Darien, CT. 


The article is in the magazine's September 2021 issue. It was also published to CT Insider.

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07.29.2021 - PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY INDIE SPOTLIGHT

Tempest was included in Publisher's Weekly's monthly Indie Spotlight for general fiction & poetry titles in their July 2021 roundup. 

The Indie Spotlight roundup was also shared on Booklife. 


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06.15.2021 - INDIEREADER "ALL ABOUT THE BOOK" INTERVIEW

Following the Best Cover award win from IndieReader, they shared my "All About The Book" interview on my process writing and designing the layout for Tempest. 

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06.07.2021 - FAIRFIELD COUNTY 2021 PRIDE GUIDE

An ad for Tempest is running in Fairfield County's 2021 Pride Guide, via the Triangle Community Center in Norwalk, CT. Take a look at the full roundup of offerings and events! 

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06.03.2021 - INDIEREADER DISCOVERY AWARDS

Tempest: Poems won the IndieReader Discovery Awards' Best Book Cover prize in fiction! A big thanks to the sponsors and judges for this great honor giving the spotlight to indie voices. Find the full list of winners here. 

The news was also shared to Bookshop.org, Shelf Awareness, Cision PRWeb, StreetInsider, KVPI News, WFMZ News, WBOC News, KTVN News, The Trentonian, and Benzinga. 

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04.23.2021 - PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY

Tempest was included in a roundup of New Titles from Self-Publishers in Publisher's Weekly's April 2021 issue. 

PW Select also included the book in their weekly Booklife digital magazine. 


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04.20.2021 - ONLINE BOOK CLUB

An official Online Book Club reviewer gave Tempest 4 out of 4 stars. 

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04.10.2021 - MY SCREAMING TWENTIES, KRISTIANA REED

​Kristiana Reed gave a great review of Tempest for the My Screaming Twenties blog. 

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04.09.2021 - REEDSY DISCOVERY

Tempest launched on Reedsy Discovery on April 5 to a 5-star review by reviewer Linda Arrighi. The book was also featured in their weekly newsletter.  

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04.06.2021 - POETS & WRITERS

The Poets & Writers editors shared the recent Forbes article for National Poetry Month in their news roundup. 

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04.03.2021 - MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

Midwest Book Review gave Tempest a great review for the Poetry Shelf in their Small Press Bookwatch section. 


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PART 1   |   PART 2

04.01.2021, 04.02.2021 - FORBES

I was included in Forbes' "5 Poets Share The Inspiration for Their 2021 Poetry Books," kicking off National Poetry Month.

They also published a second part to the piece, "5 Poets Share Their National Poetry Month Book Recommendations and Writing Advice."

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03.29.2021 - JEREMY MIFSUD, POETRY BY JEREMY

Fellow writer and poet Jeremy Mifsud shared a review of Tempest to the Poetry By Jeremy blog. 


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03.27.2021 - LINDA ARRIGHI, REEDSY DISCOVERY, READINGUNDERPALMTREES

Linda Arrighi, reviewer for Reedsy Discovery, posted a review of Tempest to the ReadingUnderPalmTrees blog. 

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03.19.2021 - INDIEREADER DISCOVERY AWARDS SUBMISSION BOOK BLURB

IndieReader provided a great blurb for Tempest as part of the book's submission to the IR Discovery Awards. 


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03.11.2021 - MANHATTAN BOOK REVIEW

Tempest: Poems received a nice 4-star review from City Book Review's Manhattan brand. 

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03.10.2021 - SOUTHERN NEWS

My alma mater, Southern Connecticut State University, published an interview in their student newspaper about my work. 

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03.04.2021 - LAMBDA LITERARY 

Lambda Literary included Tempest in "March's Most Anticipated LGBTQ Books."

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03.03.2021 - POP-CULTURALIST

Pop-Culturalist interviewed me about Tempest for their website. 

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02.28.2021 - RAINBOW CRATE BOOK BOX

​Rainbow Crate Book Box included Tempest in their New Books roundup for Feb 28-Mar 06. 

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02.27.2021 - BOOK MARKETING BUZZ BLOG

Book Marketing Buzz Blog posted an interview about Tempest ahead of National Poetry Month in April. 

The interview was also listed as one of the website's most popular author interviews of the year.


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02.24.2021 - CT POST & AFFILIATES

The Connecticut Post published a feature: Shelton poet shares personal prose about what shaped him in 'Tempest.' 
Also find the piece at The Daily Advent, The Darien Times, The Fairfield Citizen, The Greater New Milford Spectrum, Greenwich Time, The Hour, Middletown Press, The Milford Mirror, The New Canaan Advertiser, The New Haven Register, News Break, The News Times, The Poetry Nook, The Register Citizen, The Ridgefield Press, The Shelton Herald, The Stamford Advocate, The Trumbull Times, Westport News, and The Wilton Bulletin. 

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02.22.2021 - GOODNUFF PODCAST WITH STEFANO SANZO

I joined my buddy Stefano Sanzo to chat about Tempest on his podcast, GOODNUFF. We talk about inspiration, art, and tons more. It was a blast. 

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02.05.2021 - WINDY CITY TIMES

Tempest: Poems featured in a Windy City Media Group roundup, "Five Worth Finding"

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01.26.2021 - COSMOPOLITAN

Tempest: Poems included in Cosmopolitan's "Best LGBTQ+ Books to Add to Your Reading List in 2021"

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 ​10.1.2020 - EVERYTHING HORROR PODCAST

I was recently interviewed on the Everything Horror Podcast. We talked about horror movies, writing, and of course, Haunt. I also spilled some details about my next book! 

Learn more about Everything Horror Podcast here. 

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08.23.2018 - REVIEW - ANN BOLAND

Read publicist Ann Boland's thoughtful review of Haunt, here. 
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