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New short story, “Encouragement”
As part of a collaboration with a prompt from my friend Esther, I wrote a piece called “Encouragement.” The story is now published in Tower Journal, my second appearance in that magazine. An excerpt:“I don’t want to talk about it!” “Not this again,” his mother said. Wendy knew from her first two progeny that […]
Avatar Review republishes an Alice in Wonderland story
“The Lion, the Unicorn and the Dragon” is now thrice published, with its appearance today in the new issue of Avatar Review. An excerpt: “They’re at it again,” one of the messengers yelled, and Alice couldn’t help but feel curious. As she had earlier, she followed the king to the edge of the gathered crowd. […]
Signing books at Printers Row
It’s a rainy weekend, but the Printers Row Literary Festival, run by the Chicago Tribune, is going to be great. I’ll be one of the writers signing at the Chicago Writers Association tent, with copies of both Votes of Confidence and Rockin’ the Boat available for $12 each (free autograph, of course). The Votes copies […]
Scene & Heard publishes “A Day Off”
Second Friday in a row with a newly published short story to share. An older piece I fixed up recently, “A Day Off” was published today by Scene & Heard Journal. An excerpt:On Saturday morning, Detective Baker took his golden retriever puppy, Partner, to the dog park on Fifth. In a ratty old concert t-shirt […]
“He Knocked” in the new issue of The Rush
My latest short-story offering. “He Knocked” came out today in the new issue of The Rush, the literary magazine of Mount Saint Mary’s. An excerpt: He knocked at about a quarter to six on a Tuesday, just as Stacy had finished setting out all the ingredients for her pasta primavera and started to chop the […]
“Sole Proprietor” in the new issue of The Sea Letter
The Sea Letter’s new print issue is available for purchase, and it includes my (long) short story “Sole Proprietor.” An excerpt:If she’d had the good fortune to be born three hundred years earlier, Sally O’Brien would have inherited a lucrative profession. Back then, the landed gentry types were willing to pay good money for the […]
HCE Review publishes “Seaweed and Salt”
I’m published in an Irish literary magazine for the first time. My short story “Seaweed and Salt” is in the new issue of HCE Review. An excerpt:She never had to wonder when the lady had been in the house. The trail of salt always told her. Siobhan came in from the garden with two […]
