Real Life has swallowed Fiction Life these last few months, so this website has been lonely. I’ve still been pecking away at the keyboard, but not nearly with the frequency I’d planned for this year. Still, there have been happenings. Thus, a quick summation: My story “True Life 50 Miles” has been published in the […]
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As I posted earlier this year, I won the March and May editions of Shock Totem‘s bimonthly flash fiction contest. As these folks do every year, the first-place stories from each of the year’s five contests were then given to a neutral judge, who chooses the year’s overall winner. That story then gets published in the […]
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Dreams can come true. I’m thrilled to announce that Cemetery Dance Magazine will be publishing my story “The Inconsolable” in a future issue. Every author has a Holy Grail, and for me CD was an easy one to set my hopes on–this publication has been around for over 20 years and has earned its elite status and […]
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As the title of this post implies so subtly, I’ve had two stories accepted this week! Shadows & Tall Trees will publish my story “Onanon” in issue #6, due May 2014. This is one of my absolute favorite literary journals, and it’s a giddy honor to be a part of it. Editor Michael Kelly just might […]
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Crowded Magazine has accepted my story “Beside Me Singing in the Wilderness” for their third issue, due around the end of the year. These folks are a pleasure to work with, as my “The Anything Cloak” appeared in their debut issue. “Beside Me” is another of my favorites. I love this little Appalachian tale and look […]
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In a March post here I gushed a little over Shock Totem, whose most recent flash fiction contest I’d just won. (See below.) Well, the results of their latest flash contest have just been announced, and I’ve won it again! Consecutive wins! Surreal. As always I’m honored and thankful for everyone who voted for my story […]
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Another story has a good home. I just signed a contract with Diabolic Publications for my story “Have a Blessed Day.” It will be featured in their anthology, Diabolic Tales III, out in October. Looking forward to this one.
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