Announcement… “Window Light” 30 Nov 2019 Another story published! After a long wait, my experimental flash fiction piece, "Window Light," is available in the print rag Here Comes Everyone, published in UK--along with two or three…
book review Book Review: “Ducks, Newburyport,” by Lucy Ellman 30 Nov 2019 Ducks, Newburyport is a new novel both celebrated and feared for its audacity: a single stream-of-consciousness sentence nearly one thousand pages long, paused but not interrupted by concisely-written chapters of a…
Announcement… “Pigeons” 18 Nov 201918 Nov 2019 That makes two stories released into the wild in one day: this one explores the give-and-take between a married couple riding the tram to the next town over for dinner,…
Announcement… “The Last Word” 18 Nov 2019 My most recent story, a perfect-murder scenario with a twist of the knife inspired by Edgar Allen Poe, is available now in Down & Out Magazine, (volume 2 issue 1).…
Announcement Live Reading in Downtown Los Angeles: Noir at Its Darkest 17 Nov 201917 Nov 2019 Readings by Switchblade Magazine authors at Ham n Eggs Tavern on Thursday, Nov. 21st starting at 7pm. 433 W. 8th St at Olive, in Downtown Los Angeles. I'll be reading…
Announcement… “The Wall” 13 Nov 201913 Nov 2019 A very odd story of mine called, "The Wall," has just been published in Lamplit Underground, a magazine dedicated to, well, odd stories. This little piece was quite a departure…
Author post… Doldrums 6 Nov 20196 Nov 2019 I suppose I shouldn't complain, but September spoiled me: five short stories appeared in literary journals, and several acceptance notices came in. Of course that was exceptional. In October, only…
Author post Reading Time 24 Oct 201924 Oct 2019 No doubt this has happened to you: you mention a book you've recently read and loved, and your interlocutor immediately blurts out, "Oh, I just love reading too, but I…
Announcement… “Negotiation” 16 Oct 201916 Oct 2019 Well, it's been a couple of weeks since I could make another happy announcements, but here we go again: My short story, "Negotiation" has been published in r.kv.ry quarterly journal.…
book review “Just Finished….” (Three Micro-Reviews) 10 Oct 201912 Oct 2019 These are micro-reviews I posted recently on the delightful Facebook readers' group, First Edition, sponsored by the London Times. Just finished The Wallcreeper, by Nell Zink, and enjoyed it thoroughly!…
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