Announcement… “The City of Broken Clocks” 23 Mar 2024 Here's a surrealistic bit of story for you all, one that put your imagination little off-kilter and leaves you free to fall into an alternative world. t was a finalist…
Announcement… “An Ugly Little House” 15 Mar 202415 Mar 2024 New story just out, at last: "An Ugly Little House" is now available in print from Big Wing Review, and features not only a rare cheerful story from me, but…
Announcement… “Talking to the Moon” 14 Jan 2024 Here's a bit of a wistful story, about passions that were and passions that would never be. And there's the ocean, the night, insomnia, a boat, and the interferences of…
Announcement… “Junkyard” 10 Jan 202410 Jan 2024 "Junkyard" is a poem, not a story, the usual disquisition on mortality explored through the metaphor of a junkyard. In fact, inspired by actual, if casual, junkyards I encountered while…
Announcement… “Satan’s Trumpet” 8 Jan 20249 Jan 2024 Here's a not-very-nice noir tale published this morning in Mystery Tribune's online edition: "Satan's Trumpet" Although I do tend to such a plant (its name has been changed to protect…
Announcement… “Morning Coffee” 19 Dec 2023 Another short story published. "Morning Coffee," which explores the accommodations two neighbors make to age, appears in Superpresent's current issue. You can buy a handsome paper copy of the magazine,…
Announcement… Recommendation: “The Chatoyant Muse” 18 Dec 2023 I can't review this book, as it was written by my ex-wife. But I can certainly recommend it. It chronicles Bridget Risemberg's daunting encounter with depression, a true slog through…
Announcement… “Tartts Nine” 12 Aug 2023 I was a finalist in this year's Donna Tartt Fiction award, run by theLivingston Press at the University of West Alabama. And as a finalist, I was included in the…
Announcement… “The Garden” 1 Jul 20231 Jul 2023 My longish narrative poem, "The Garden" has just appeared in the Summer 2023 issue of Gyroscope. The poem is set in a community garden in a neglected neighborhood of Los…
Announcement… “The White Butterfly” 16 Apr 202316 Apr 2023 Another short story featuring the Observer; that makes two published this month. A bit abstract, and smidgen experimental, and wide-ranging in a quiet way. Although it involves a butterfly, dive…
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