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Winner: 2002 Summer Competition (Society & Individual), California State Poetry Society 3rd place.

Ever wonder where those creepy, old time street peddlers, who sold those potions and trinkets in tiny bottles, door to door, came from? Published in the anthology Speculative Poets of Texas (2015).

Originally published in the California State Poetry Society Poetry Letter in 2002. The Wedding of the Dead is the perfect homage to the ancient holiday that is now known as Halloween! Archived in the UCLA Library of Special Collections. Published in the anthology Speculative Poets of Texas (2015).

"Smoky Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon" is a poem for the romantic at heart. For lovers who can't get enough. For "anyone" who disappears into the sensual world of jazz.

The poem was written in 1995. In 1996, it was awarded the National Author's Registry: Honorable Mention; followed by the National Author's Registry: President's Award in 1997. Since then, "Two Men Kissing" has been published numerous times in international literary journals, both general and LGBT, and continues to be discussed in high schools and colleges in America.

What happens when a klutzy cat burglar stumbles upon a vampire? A comedic cat-and-mouse game where the thief gets a lot more than he bargained for.