Hi. I'm Thom.
writer, instructor
I run the upcoming online literary magazine INFINITE↓SCROLL. I broadcast my useless thoughts via a blog called FRAGMENTS over on Substack. I'm also an occasional film crew member, and sometimes make things on itch.io. Currently, I teach composition in the First-Year Writing program at Rowan University.
You can reach me across the web at [email protected]
WHAT I'M DOING NOW
03/09/23
- Working on a collection of essays on car culture in America.
- Writing a lot of shorter poems/haiku.
- Falling behind in my work.
- Looking forward to spring break.
Inspired by Derek Sivers
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- "Dawn" - Cold Moon Journal
- "Heating" - The SciKu Project
- "Symptoms", "Dog", and "Possessions" - Fevers of the Mind
- "howling" - Horror Senryu
- "Refractions" - Spillwords Press
ZINES
BUFFALO BUFFALO...
BUFFALO BUFFALO... is a zine about the wonkiest sentence in the English language. Read it on my itch page.
WHAT THE %&#! IS AN ESSAY?
WHAT THE %&#! IS AN ESSAY? journeys into what the hell an essay might be. Read it on my itch page.
ALTERNATIVE ULSTER (out of print)
ALTERNATIVE ULSTER focuses on the period of conflict throughout twentieth century Ireland known as "The Troubles." It is made up of a variety of poetry, art, narrative, and a mixture of myth and dramatization to create a one of kind work of historical fiction.
FAST & LOOSE (out of print)
FAST & LOOSE is a mini-collection of 15 Haiku poems, with illustrations.
FILMS
BITTER ANGELS / Pre-production
A desperate, unlikely trio kidnap a billionaire to livestream his execution as a ruthless insurance investigator races to stop them.
GROOVE (2021) / Production Assistant
Matt is in the zone, he's groovin'. Until the outside world intrudes.
GROOVE has been/will be screened at:
2021 One Minute Story Film Festival (Winner: Best Film)
2021 New York City Film and Television Festival (Finalist: Best One Minute Film)
2021 Atlantic City Cinefest
2021 Jersey Shore Film Festival (Nominee: Best Domestic Qwik Qlip)
2021 Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival (Winner: Best Film, Micro Shorts)
2021 Minute Madness Toronto (Honourable Mention)
2022 Media Film Festival
2022 New Jersey Independent Film Festival
2022 Micro Minute Film Festival
2022 Shockfest Film Festival
THE LAST WHITE MAN (2020) / Production Assistant/Cast
THE LAST WHITE MAN is the story of Karl Gordon, an underemployed pizza delivery boy who works in his quiet suburban hometown where romantic, professional, and social failures fuel his hatred for the changing world around him, setting him on a course that can only lead to carnage.
Official Selection 2021 Atlantic City Cinefest (Winner: Best Director, Mark L. Mazzeo)