The Porch is by design a casual forum in which to share writing with friends and colleagues. Some of the writings have been published elsewhere, and some are excerpts or sketches from notebooks. All are still in workshop status, and being posted on the Porch should not be confused with being "published."

To view commercial writing samples, please visit The Check Book.

Selected Writings

 Essays                                             

Poetry                                             

• How Sweet the Sound
• The Peacekeeper
• Some Called It Rasslin'
• Experiencing Winwood: A Musical Memoir in 11 minutes, 41 seconds
• The Flying Tiger
• The Battling Bastard of Bastogne

On Boxing & Boxers:

• On Being a Professional Fighter: An Interview with Jeff Bumpus
• Holmes-Cooney: The Return of an Afterthought
• Noticing Haugen
• John Tate: Unlocking the Legacy
• Review of Nine . . . Ten . . . and Out! The Two Worlds of Emile Griffith

• Along the Path
• Nearing Harry Greb
• Shorted
• The Desk Clerk
• Love Poem, 1943
• Breathing
• Pocket Photo
• Caught in the Headlights of a Deer
• Ceaseless Past
• The Daytona
• Tuning

• Mrs. Cannon's Tip (a small short story)
• A Quick Study of the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
• A Christmas Marvel, 12/23/2008