Author, Writer, Poet
I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Ashley McMullen, physician, and board member of The Bellevue Literary Review. Here is a link to the BLR benefit, “Narrative Arc: The Journey from Writer to Reader,” which includes our discussion of my poem, “The James Webb Telescope Detects a Heartbeat.” Ashley and I join at 17:30, but I recommend you watch the entire uplifting broadcast.
Here is a link to the poem in BLR: https://blreview.org/poetry/the-james-webb-telescope-detects-a-heartbeat/
I’m thrilled to be part of the Bellevue Literary Review benefit, “Narrative Arc: The Journey from Writer to Reader,” tonight (12/5/23) at 7pm EST.
I will be reading my poem, “The James Webb Telescope Detects a Heartbeat” and chatting with Ashley McMullen, doctor, storyteller, and member of the BLR Board of Directors.
Here is the link to register (the event is free): https://secure.givelively.org/event/bellevue-literary-review-inc/blr-benefit-2023-the-narrative-arc/narrative-arc-the-journey-from-writer-to-reader
Here is the link to the BLR issue with my poem: https://blreview.org/table-of-contents/issue-45/
Thank you to the editors of Publisher’s Weekly—Book Life for the wonderful review. I was thrilled to receive my copy in the mail!
Here is an excerpt:
“Tierney (Lucky Ride) creates an urgent, moving slice-of-life narrative of rebuilding a life in this collection of stories centering around Curt, an ex-Marine who struggles to find himself in 1980s small-town Binghamton….”
Here is a link to the journal page online: https://booklife.com/booklife-review/9781956692631
Find more information about The Bridge on Beer River HERE
Please join me at my local Oakland bookstore, A Great Good Place for Books, where I’ll be reading from my new novel, The Bridge on Beer River. My friend Stewart Florsheim will join me to read from his new poetry collection, Amusing the Angels, which won the 2022 Blue Light Book Award.
Read more about the event here: https://www.ggpbooks.com/event/AmusingBeer
Learn more about The Bridge on Beer River HERE
Thrilled to be part of this love letter to Oakland with a wealth of amazing poets. Thank you to J. K. Fowler and Ayodele Nzinga, Oakland’s first and treasured poet laureate.
https://www.nomadicpress.org/thetown
As cool as this collection is, its arrival is bittersweet because it will be the last publication from the beloved Nomadic Press. Be sure to check it out.