Announcement… CANCELLED: Live Reading in Echo Park on March 25th 7 Feb 202014 Mar 2020 This even has been cancelled because of coronavirus protocols. It will be rescheduled, and we will repost when we have a new date. Our apologies for the inconvenience. Five Los…
Announcement… “The Meeting” 28 Jan 202028 Jan 2020 Flash fiction: literature in doses as small as a bullet...and as hard-hitting, if you do it right. And apparently I did: my very short story, "The Meeting," appeared today on…
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…
Author post… 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…
Announcement… “Off the Deep End” 26 Aug 2019 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.…
Announcement Recorded Live, Now on Podcast 28 Jul 2019 LA’s Skylight Bookshas put last month's Switchblade Magazine author’s evening up in a podcast! You can hear me read "Off the Deep End" (soon to appear in The Metaworker magazine) near the beginning…
Announcement Printed in Blood…. 29 May 201918 Jul 2019 The print edition of Switchblade #9, which includes my story, "Prisoners," is now available at Amazon. And given the contents of this deeply noir compilation, it should be printed in…
Author post “Prisoners” Reviewed 19 May 2019 As you may know, I have published three stories in Switchblade: an Anthology of Noir, since early last year. Here's a favorable review of the current issue, Switchblade #9, with this…
Announcement Out Now, Out Soon 19 Apr 201919 Apr 2019 Out now: My short story, "Prisoners," is available now on Kindle in Switchblade magazine issue #9! Buy it now for less than three bucks (or free if you subscribe to…
Announcement… Another Night in a Bar…. 20 Mar 2019 What better place for a reading of noir tales than a dive bar in downtown Los Angeles? We met last Wednesday in a tiny storefront nook at the bottom of…
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