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,…
Announcement… “Four Crows” 19 Dec 202219 Dec 2022 My latest story to be published, "Four Crows," explores a neighborhood on the verge of gentrification, the failing efforts of a group of residents to agitate for a park instead…
Announcement… “On the Boardwalk” 3 Oct 20223 Oct 2022 For my third appearance in Night Picnic, the editors chose my very California story, "On the Boardwalk." It's set on the famous strip of eccentrics and merchants in Venice Beach,…
Announcement… “Limes” 12 Jul 2022 My latest short story to be published, "Limes," is now available online at Marrow Magazine. It's about the usual suspects: loneliness, loss, existential despair, bad choices leading to more bad…
Announcement… “The Lizard Incident” 30 Jun 2022 Here's a wry little story for you, with a philosophical or lightly rhetorical flourish at the end. To make it even better, it's loosely based on an actual incident--the climactic…
Announcement… “The Light Inside” 30 Apr 2022 My short story, "The Light Inside," centers on illness, work, compromise, and memory, and the conflicts of a too-demanding life on a married couple. At just over 2200 words, it…
Announcement… “The Service Porch” 2 Apr 20222 Apr 2022 After long delays occasioned mostly by Covid, the latest issue of Ganga Review (formerly known as Lalitamba) has seen the light of day. I did not, in fact, hear about…
Announcement… “Howard’s Alley” 10 Mar 2022 My latest short story to appear is "Howard's Alley," in Potato Soup Journal. It's the story of a man who thinks he knows all there is to know about his…
Announcement… “Old Man Eating at a Window” 7 Feb 20227 Feb 2022 Here's an odd little story of mine, just released in the February issue of Night Picnic. It's a bit wry, playful with language and concept, and turns on an upending…