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 […]
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“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 […]
“Eddie the Simp Holds Court” at Literary Garage
My story “Eddie the Simp Holds Court” has been published over at Literary Garage. This story has had a long journey: it was the first short piece I wrote after returning my focus to fiction, but it has changed a lot from the masterpiece I thought I had created when I began submitting it to […]
“1954 Topps Ted Williams #1” at Rundelania
My story “1954 Topps Ted Williams #1” appears in Rundelania #19. I love my story, but I’ll admit, my title doesn’t thrill me. Still, if you’ve ever even dabbled with baseball cards, it should grab your attention. “1954 Topps Ted Williams #1” is set in the early-1990s world of baseball card shows, told from the […]
“Spin Cycle” at The Rye Whiskey Review
I recently made my second appearance over at The Rye Whiskey Review, aka “the Ezine dedicated to all things barroom.” Rye Whiskey is a very active site that typically publishes one to two dozen pieces per month, and they’ve been at it since 2018. It’s mostly bar/booze-themed poems, but also the occasional short story pops […]
