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,…
Uncategorized “Counselor” 6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 My short story, "Counselor," has just appeared in new print journal Suspended, and is ready to read when you're ready to buy the rag. Of course there are plenty of…
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 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…
Announcement… “Watching Shadows Move” 9 Apr 2023 My short story, "Watching Shadows Move," is now available in L'Esprit Literary Review in print or PDF format. You can purchase the journal at: Esprit Library review, Issue Two In…
Announcement… “Fried Baloney Sandwiches” 23 Feb 2023 This tragicomic story of a homeless man and his birthday debacle explores community, endurance, memory, and hope, and is based on the folks I met and came to know over…
Announcement… “The Empty Room” 7 Feb 20237 Feb 2023 My experimental short story, "The Empty Room," has just appeared in Del Sol Review. Though it's necessary peculiar, I think readers will find a certain pleasing tension in it. It…
Announcement… “The Deep Blue Sea” 21 Jan 2023 My short story, "The Deep Blue Sea," is now available in the Arlington Literary Journal, aka ArLiJo. The story centers on work, class, race, family, comradeship, and, of course, the…
Announcement… “Snappy Dresser” 4 Jan 2023 My story, "Snappy Dresser," is available at Empyrean Magazine until around March 20th; this journal has the odd habit of deleting issues from its archive after a certain time. Anyway,…
Announcement… “The Tributary” 30 Dec 202230 Dec 2022 My short story, "The Tributary," has just appeared in the winter issue of Lamplit Underground. It's a strange little tale of love, death, and the rat race, not too long,…
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