Short Story: Rooftop Women
Most women are frugal creatures. I know most men would disagree with me. They’d say woman are excessive or incessant or greedy or cash registers in panties. For the most part I’d agree with them. But...
View ArticleA Story of Love, Commitment, and Voyeurism
Well folks, it’s Valentines day, and seeing as how I am one of millions of single men in this country (unless you count my lifelong romance with writing––zing!), I have decided to post the first story...
View ArticleFlash Fiction: In Mother's Shadow
Sandy never wanted the kid. When she got pregnant at 17, her parents convinced her not to get an abortion. It was against Jesus, they said. She caved to the pressure and decided to keep the baby. She...
View ArticleAuthor's Note: Formatting Issues
You may have noticed while reading the stories on this blog that the formatting differs from that of an e-book or a printed book. There are no indentations and there is a blank line between paragraphs....
View ArticleFlash Fiction: The Burning Question
After years of trying to secure funding for his research into spontaneous human combustion, Dr. Weaver self-immolated at a university budget meeting to make a point.
View ArticleAuthor's Note: I'm Just a Fourth Place Kind of Guy
Seeing as how I haven’t posted anything on this here blog in a good month and a half, I figured I’d post an update on what has been happening in the world of this unpublished writer. I recently took...
View ArticleThe Carnival Leaves Town
It is with sadness that I write about the recent death of Ray Bradbury, perhaps the most influential speculative fiction author of the 20thcentury, and an influence on some of my earliest work as a...
View ArticleDarker By Design
After nearly five months of running this blog and wondering what’s missing, I’ve decided to take the time redesign it from ground up. In an another life, I’m an amateur graphic designer, photographer,...
View ArticleExile on Main Street
For those of you who have been kind enough to stop by this here blog over the last couple months, you may have noticed a complete absence of activity. At least more than usual. Since the beginning...
View ArticlePop Immolation
Now that I’m back on the grid, and have found myself bombarded with multimedia crap, I can say that the music video for Katy Perry’s song “Firework,” which features said singer and several others...
View ArticleThe Sockpuppet Master
There has been a lot of talk going around the blogosphere lately about British author R.J. Ellory’s use of false online identities to promote his own work and discredit the work of others––a practice...
View ArticleTwelve gauge. Two barrels. One story.
The brilliant editorial minds over at Shotgun Honey have just accepted a story of mine for publication, which means a whole considering the caliber of talented writers floating around over there. It’s...
View ArticleHappy Halloween!
Seeing as how it’s my favorite day of year––the day when I take my mask off––I’ve decided to post my top ten favorite horror films, in no particular order:Alien (1979)The Thing (1982)The Shining...
View ArticleHurricanes Come and Go, but the Destruction Remains
I urge everyone reading this to donate to relief for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. After seeing the grim reports on the destruction, I felt that I couldn’t on good conscience go about my daily life...
View ArticleGot Recoil?
My story “Fishing” is now appearing over at Shotgun Honey. Considering all the talent that’s hanging around there, you might want to stay awhile and mingle. But be warned––you might track mud and/or...
View ArticleWhat Do You Want to Read?
The folks over at Mysterious Matters have thrown out an interesting question for readers: What do you want to read? The answer I came up with is so long it sounds like a manifesto, but it does such a...
View ArticleZombies vs. Vampires
Via Twitter, the good folks over at Zelmer Pulp have asked me the question that weighs on the minds of all horror fans: “Zombies or vampires?”I’m so glad someone has finally asked me this. I’m a...
View ArticleAcceptance in the Gutter
This post comes a little late on account of me being laid out with a nasty gastrointestinal virus for the last few days. In fact, just minutes after I drafted this, I started shitting my guts out. So...
View ArticleA Year of Dusk
Well, folks, today marks one year since my first post at this here blog. In honor of Valentine’s Day 2012 (or, as some folks call it, “Singles Awareness Day”), I posted a lengthy story about voyeurism...
View ArticleFlash Fiction Friday: Bones
For a long time now, I’ve been an admirer of what the good folks atFlash Fiction Fridaydo. The set-up is simple. Every Friday they post a prompt and some basic guidelines. Then writers create their own...
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