Announcement “The Living Doll” 24 Sep 2019 Another one: My peculiar little thousand-word story, "The Living Doll," has just appeared in Potato Soup Journal. Go ahead, read it! It's not what you'd expect from the title...unless you're…
Announcement “Field of Honor” 20 Sep 201920 Sep 2019 "Field of Honor" is my story of two homeless people trying to find room for each other in an otherwise deserted lot between a hospital and a freeway. And it…
Announcement “Surface Tension” 12 Sep 201912 Sep 2019 Another story out now, in 34th Parallel magazine: you'll find "Surface Tension" in good company there, with lots of other stories, intense graphics, and bold photography...well worth paying for. Issue…
Announcement “A Long Damn Time” 4 Aug 2019 August is making up for its oppressive heat this year by so far showcasing two of my short stories, and it's only the 4th so far! "The Magic Lamp" came…
Announcement “The Magic Lamp” 2 Aug 20192 Aug 2019 Another story published--my second in Ginosko Literary Journal. "The Magic Lamp" is a story of letting go of childhood, with thanks for the small graces found in a neighbor's kindness.…
book review Short Story Review: Chekhov’s “Ward No. 6” as a Discourse on Privilege 23 Jul 201923 Jul 2019 Anton Chekhov's "Ward No. 6" is a long short story, almost a novella, but most of all it is a story about how the beneficiaries of privilege blind themselves to…
Announcement “Lucky Day” 14 Jul 201914 Jul 2019 Another story published! Front Porch Review has just published its July issue, including my short story, "Lucky Day." This is my second appearance in the magazine. It's the story of…
Announcement “Fade to Gray” 25 Jun 201925 Jun 2019 Another story of mine was just published in India's Bangalore Review, and is available for free online: "Fade to Gray" Pretty hard-hitting, I realize, as I read it again. In…
Announcement American Writers Review 31 May 201931 May 2019 Here we go again...the 2019 issue of American Writers Review is available now on Amazon, $15.00 for a nice fat print book full of short stories. Including one of mine, "Beach…
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…
