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Family Ties: a Novel

Finders, Losers A lakeside cabin in the Sierra foothills, a canyon village divided between old coots and laid-back hippies, and…

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The Dust Will Answer: a Novel

No Lofts, No Lattes. No Law. 1978: The wave of gentrification has yet to break over downtown Los Angeles, and…

“The River”

This is my third short story to be published in September, which I thought was going to be a bit of a dead month. Glad to be wrong! You can read…

“Surface Tension”

12 Sep 201912 Sep 2019

Another story out now, in 34th Parallel magazine: you'll find "Surface Tension" in good company there, with lots of other stories, intense graphics, and bold photography...well worth paying for. Issue…

“The Ant House”

Another short story of mine came out in print, or rather pixel, today: quarterly journal Rumble Fish has just released its (free!) Summer 2019 issue, which includes my peculiar little tale,…

The “American” Novel

8 Sep 20199 Sep 2019

I realized recently that I have been reading a great many novels by British writers lately. This includes, of course, novels by immigrants to the UK, or by indigenous British…

Too Much Plot, Too Little Existential Despair

2 Sep 20192 Sep 2019

Huh. Just finished Jo Nesbo's The Son, and I think that I'm now done with Scandi-noir, after a good long run with it. I've read a round dozen or so…

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“Off the Deep End”

A quirky little tale of mine called "Off the Deep End" has just been published in The Metaworker. Noir setting, but upbeat ending, for those who worry about such things.…

The Rising Tide

19 Aug 201919 Aug 2019

The tide is rising for me, apparently; I had thought July and August would be slow months, with folks who can afford to take vacations out of town, and that…

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Live Reading in Westwood on September 9th

I will be reading along with several other local authors on Monday, September 9th, at the Westwood Branch Library in West Los Angeles. We are all contributors to this year's…

“A Long Damn Time”

August is making up for its oppressive heat this year by so far showcasing two of my short stories, and it's only the 4th so far! "The Magic Lamp" came…

“The Magic Lamp”

2 Aug 20192 Aug 2019

Another story published--my second in Ginosko Literary Journal. "The Magic Lamp" is a story of letting go of childhood, with thanks for the small graces found in a neighbor's kindness.…