Announcement… “Aurora Riley” 23 Dec 2025 My short story, "Aurora Riley," has been published by Adelaide Literary Magazine in Issue #84, out now. This story is part of my "Gray Man Suite," the story of a…
Uncategorized “Rootbound” in distribution 17 Oct 2025 My novella, Rootbound, is now in wider distribution. You can buy it (print only for now) at the following retailers for $10.99 (+ tax and shipping):Lulu.com AmazonBarnes & Noble The cover…
Announcement… Rootbound: a Novella 15 Jul 202515 Jul 2025 Robert Houseman believed he had left his past behind—util it showed up on his doorstep in the form of Carla Lopez, the woman who had vanished from his life thirty…
Announcement… “Household” 22 Jun 2025 A new, longer story just published by Open Doors Review, a magazine based in Italy. The story is lyrical yet a bit on the experimental side, and rides on undercurrents…
Announcement… “Vague” Literary Journal 6 May 20258 May 2025 A little neighborhood endeavor, the "Kitchen Table Writing Group," which comprises exactly four and a half writers (one being rather shy and attending only part-time), has crafted and released a…
Author post… Poem for a Morning (1) 16 Apr 2025 A short poem in the form of a tanka...our days being what they are.... behind tall buildingscolors seep into the nightmeanwhile from the westclouds drift towards a timid dawnit is…
Announcement… “Motel Room” 26 Feb 2025 My short story, "Motel Room," has just been published in the Spring 2025 issue of Thriller Magazine. A road trip stop in a small mountain town leads to a series…
Announcement… “Family: Beyond Blood Ties” 26 Nov 2024 A few weeks ago, someone from the reading site Shepherd.com contacted me, offering me an odd-sounding "promotional opportunity": I'd write micro-reviews of five books that explore themes similar to those…
Announcement… “Sometimes the Bear” 7 Nov 2024 My seriocomic short story, "Sometimes the Bear," has just appeared in table//FEAST Literary Magazine, on page 50. PDF available now, print issue to follow in spring of 2025. Anyway, it…
Announcement… “No Longer Available” 9 Sep 20249 Sep 2024 My short story, "No Longer Available," has in fact just become available in Ginosko Literary Journal's issue 32. It's a tale of unexpected loss and a world left a little…
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