I have published 9 books, seven in poetry, one collection of short stories, and a work of nonfiction. I am also known as an essayist, having published over 60 memoir/creative nonfiction pieces in the last 20 years. While characterized as a working-class writer, my work has moved beyond that category in recent years. I teach creative writing at Siena College in Loudonville, New York, and live in the Upper Hudson Valley with my wife Susan, and my two dogs, a basset hound name Melville and a bloodhound named Flannery.

Moving to Find Work (Bottom Dog Press, 2014), Small Cathedrals (Wordtech Communications, 2011), Emma Saves Her Life (WordTech Editions, 2007), Egress (WordTech Editions, 2005), That Might Be Useful (The Globe Pequot Press, 2005), Marconi's Dream and Other Stories (Texas Review Press, 2002), Salvaged Maxims (Word Press, 2002), Their Shadows Are Dark Daughters (Pavement Saw Press, 2000)

75 Readings (McGraw-Hill, 1998), Best American Essays: 1997 (Houghton Mifflin, 1997)

Agincourt Irregular, Chariton Review, International Poetry Review, Massachusetts Review, Pikeville Review, Prairie Schooner, Puerto del Sol, Riverwind, West Branch, Yarrow