If you’re interested in a spicy read that crosses boundaries between literary fiction and contemporary romance, a love triangle where you never know whether to root for one couple, the other, or both, and an inversion of romance tropes where the two key female characters each hold higher social status than the plucky male lead, you’re going to love Love Economy, my first novel forthcoming in early 2025. Check out my author page for Love Economy at mromerauthor.com

My poetry chapbookThe Adored Garden was published through Philadelphia-based Moonstone Press in 2022. You can order the book through my Woo Commerce store or directly through Moonstone. Allegra Silbertein, Poet Laureate Emerita of Davis, California says that “The Adored Garden could well become your adored book.” Give it a try!

Poetry

I am grateful that the following publications have included my poems:

The Write Launch: a literary journal committed to fostering the potential of the human imagination.

Cathexis Northwest Press: a Portland, Oregon-based journal committed to promoting the best poetry.

Kestrel: a journal of literature and art based at Fairmont State University, West Virginia

Other Rooms Press: a Brooklyn-based online poetry journal founded by poet Ed Go. Also see issue seven of Other Rooms Press’ Open Resistance series.

Essays

The following short/flash essays have aired over the years on KQED Public Radio’s Perspectives program.

Home Equity

Tender Beef

Ski Day

The Value of a Cherry

Of Trees and Trust

Food, Fads, and Democracy