My Fiction

Tommy’s Homer: Another Short Story Challenge

One night I gave myself this writing challenge: Could I conjure a random opening scene tonight, then turn it into...

THE WALL: An Old Poem

I wrote the following poem decades ago, as a young, distraught man. It was published in The American Poetry Anthology,...

Announcement: My Story Published in Shallow Waters Horror Anthology!

My flash fiction story The Road Home has been included in Crystal Lake Publishing‘s huge Shallow Waters horror Flash Fiction...

Mindset Shift

As many of you probably know, I’m taking the month of December (2022) off my job (taking advantage of a...

Hell or High Water: A Short Story

This story began, as so many do, as an opening scene that kept rolling in my head for several days...

Primeval Novel Update

I’ve been working on a pivotal scene in my extensive novel Primeval, about midway through Part III, that I’ve been putting...

For Future Reference: A Short Story Challenge

One day, I decided to challenge myself, see if I could just sit down and write a story. This was...

About My Art: Why I Pursue Quality Over Quantity

In past discussions concerning my blog and/or books, many people have urged me to just start throwing stuff up on...

Stories: Such Timid Little Creatures

Stories are like highly sensitive, timid little creatures; during times of stress and chaos and insecurity, etc., they all run...