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Third appearance in Zoetic Press

Zoetic Press Nonbinary Review has published me for the third time. After appearing in the “Arabian Nights” and “Alice in Wonderland” issues, I’m now in the Hans Christian Andersen issue, with my short story “The Tin Platoon.” There is a small fee to purchase the downloadable issue. An excerpt: Where his number had once been […]

Interview with At One Sitting

A couple weeks ago, CJ Arlotta (a contributor with Forbes and other solid publications) got in touch and asked to interview me for his blog, At One Sitting, where he interviews short-fiction authors. My interview ran August 27, and is free to read on the blog. An excerpt: Arlotta: You seem to enjoy adding a […]

“The Oracle’s Curse” appears in Saturday Evening Post

Excited to report a third piece in the Saturday Evening Post, which is known for publishing many of my favorite writers.  Having already published “Granddad’s Ballgame” and “The Querulous Nightingale,” it has now published “The Oracle’s Curse.” An excerpt: Just five seconds earlier, she had seemed too good to be true. He should have known there was something […]

“Ite in Pace” in The Write Launch

Another fiction story out. This time, it’s the Poe-inspired “Ite in Pace” in The Write Launch. An excerpt: The family palazzo I inherited only after it had passed through many hands. You will not suppose, however, that I wasn’t pleased to own it. The lot of minor nobility is to be begrudged for wealth one […]

“The Querulous Nightingale” appears in The Saturday Evening Post

Excited to report a second piece in the Saturday Evening Post, which is known for publishing many of my favorite writers.  Having already published “Granddad’s Ballgame” last summer, it has now published “The Querulous Nightingale.” An excerpt: I arrived in Washington the same day that James Forrestal went out the window. My first visit to the capital would […]

Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum names “Wheelbarrow” a finalist

My short story “Wheelbarrow” was named a finalist in the Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum’s Hemingway Shorts contest, which means it will be published in this year’s collection later this summer. An excerpt: In the days of my youth, my father would constantly tell me that the world was a more dangerous place than ever before. […]

“Alchemy” included in Crack the Spine’s newest anthology

Crack the Spine published my very short story “Alchemy” a while back, and has now included in its latest anthology, volume XV. Copies can be purchased via the link.