My First Sale
Glorious news people – I have made my first professional story sale to a short story anthology! My story – Into the Fire – will be included in the upcoming Hidden Villains: Arise anthology due out spring of 2023. The […]
Observations of an Oddball Author: Sculpting Sentences
I’ve studied the craft of writing for the last couple of decades and through it all, I’ve learned one salient fact: I’m an odd duck. All the advice I read about writing, the lectures by my favorite authors (and some […]
Will Not Break
I will not break. I can’t. The world is rushing like a whirlpool around me, trying to take my feet. I take a knee, but I’ll not break. Three months ago… I think…my dad got noticeably sick. Pain. Pain leveled […]
Watching Me Sleep – Illustrated
Recently, I was able to have done something I’ve wanted to do with my writing for a long, long time: have illustrations to accompany the flashes of fiction. This reimagination of the story, told with words, shape, and form, appeared […]
By Chance
Introducing my newest weekly serialized fiction – Felix Chance! How? Why? When? Felix never knows, just that the implausible will happen – By Chance. Welcome to the world of Felix Chance, where the unexpected becomes quite apparent. Episodes appear weekly. […]
The True Tales of Elliot Shaw, Adventurer
My new story available on Kindle Vella, The True Tales of Elliot Shaw, Adventurer, is my stab at a lighthearted romp through pure imagination. The True Tales of Elliot Shaw, Adventurer People love a good story. A tale to be […]
Third Time’s a Charm
Exciting news! I’ve decided to participate in Amazon’s new serial content delivery platform. Third Time’s a Charm is now available on Kindle Vella What kind of life do you want to leave behind? In his life, only two women have […]
Waiting for Dawn
The night is long and brimmed with darkness. Tears freeze to lashes. Feeling abandoned. Lost along a snowy road. Cold and alone. Cold in my heart. I wait. I wait for Dawn. I wait, for you cannot chase the dawn, […]
Butterfly Tears
“Why are you crying,” the Butterfly asked the Turtle, lightly stroking her cheek with a spindly leg. “For I have been betrayed,” the Turtle replied. Julia the Butterfly was having tea with Aria the Turtle. She drank from Aria’s eyes, […]
Katia
You sit in the hotel lobby. Bar adjacent on a comfy chair overlooking the lake and the escalator. You watch both with mild disinterest. People coming and going. Ducks taking flight. You get a text. Probably from Katia, your phone […]