2015
Key West Poet Laureate
Named Poet Laureate by the Key West City Commission.
Contemporary report ↗Press & recognition
A life
in print
Selected critical responses, confirmed distinctions and a reference bibliography spanning fiction, poetry, stories and literary biography.
Distinctions
Honours
2016
Foreword INDIES Silver
The Third Swimmer received the Silver Award in General Adult Fiction.
Official award record ↗Selected reviews
On the work
“A steady, cool, thoughtful novel…a meditation on loyalty, friendship, and the geometry of human interconnection.”
Kirkus Reviews on Without HerRead the source ↗
“This standout novel of a tested friendship…is highlighted by fine prose and finely drawn characters.”
Publishers Weekly on Without HerRead the source ↗
“If you are a fan of Woolfian prose and the delicate exploration of complex relationships in your fiction, you will enjoy this book very much.”
Shiny New Books on A Virtual ImageRead the source ↗
“This is a beautiful, wise novel.”
Edmund White on Becoming George SandRead the source ↗
Bibliography
The books
26 titles in the current catalogue
- A Thousand Helping HandsA Writer’s Life in Key WestPublication date to be announced
- Indigo Sky at NoonForthcoming, May 2027
- Bone Whispers2024
- Light Over IslandsKey West Stories2024
- Elena, Leo, RoseA Novella2022
- Seas Outside the ReefSecond edition2nd edition 2023 · first published 2000
- Without Her2019
- A Virtual ImageReissued 2021
- A Day to Remember to ForgetReissued 2020
- Invisible Horses2019
- The Lost Love Letters of Henri Fournier2018
- Miss Stephen’s ApprenticeshipHow Virginia Stephen Became Virginia Woolf2018
- The Novel in YouA novelist’s guide to writing better fiction2011
- Paris Still Life2018
- The Third Swimmer2016
- Becoming George Sand2010
- The House in Morocco2003
- The Joy of the Nearly Old2012
- The Circus at the End of the World1998
- The Beautiful Routes of the West1996
- Windstorm and Flood2007
- Between Man and Woman KeysShort Stories2002
- Yellow Swing2004
- The True Story of Henrietta Penelope Hen2005
- The Woman in the Tower1982
- No Such Thing as a Free LunchNew edition, 2025