This time around, old story to a new site. Well, not old, but “The Point of Possible Return” had been previously published at Lowlife Lit about a year-and-a-half ago, or a couple months at least before that site disappeared. So, unless you read it right when it came out, it’s brand-spankin-new to you! I […]
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“Darin’s Annual Appreciation Breakfast (1977-79)” at Topiary Stories
Obviously, given the parenthesized portion of the title, this one is a nostalgia piece set in the late seventies. It incorporates many of my youthful memories of the local Elks Club, where my grandfather served as steward, and my father and uncle helped out some nights for extra money. I do recall there being some […]
“Wrestling Ambitions” at Fiction on the Web
My story “Wrestling Ambitions” appears in Fiction on the Web, 21 August 2026. This is my third appearance over at Fiction on the Web, my first since “Nora Naughton” in October 2024. They also published my story “The Weird Family,” which has much more in common with this one in terms of tone and character […]
“Deer Xing” at Foofaraw
My new story “Deer Xing” has been published by Foofaraw, yet another gorgeous website, and, my goodness, this page just blows me away! Talk about the royal treatment: there is custom art, page design, and an audio version of my entire story that you can access from the top of the page. There’s even talk […]
“In Translation” at New Pop Lit
My new story “In Translation” has been published by New Pop Lit, one of the more beautiful literary sites I’ve bumped into recently. New Pop Lit maintains an active Twitter that I follow, with tastes that pulled me in tweet by tweet: praise of John Steinbeck (An obsession of mine, age 16-25), Herman Wouk (Inherited […]
“Eat Your Catch” at The Genre Society
My horror story “Eat Your Catch” has been published in the Summer 2026 issue of The Genre Society. You can access my story directly beginning on page 36 of Issue #9 through this link. I’ve got a little more of an intro than usual for this one. This story has undergone significant edits […]
