This month I’m highlighting Vienna, USA, a collection of five short stories set in the fictional Midwest town of Vienna. The first story of the collection is “Transitions,” and like most of the stories in this collection, it’s based on real life. My dad was presented with the opportunity to…
In the near future, I hope to start releasing more of my short stories and novellas, but I thought it would be worth highlighting some of my work that’s already available. Vienna, USA is a collection of 5 short stories set in the fictional Midwest town of Vienna. Vienna was “invented”…
I just uploaded a PDF version of my flash fiction collection, Another World, and I thought I’d like to have a contest to celebrate. Here’s the lowdown: Anyone who purchases a PDF or print copy of Another World during the month of November will be entered to win a personalized flash…
“What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient… highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate.” -Cobb, from Inception So, a few weeks ago I listened to a piece of music, trying my normal “get…
Not an “unremarkable” Squire cover, but a quite awesome cover for my forthcoming fantasy novel The Unremarkable Squire. In case you haven’t heard (where have you been?) here’s what it’s about: A squire’s oath is to be of service… but to whom? In the kingdom of Basileon, an unremarkable and emotionally…
At its most basic, desire simply means the protagonist wants something. If he can’t get what he wants, conflict ensues. A story is born. For me, however, the relationship between storytelling and desire have another, more personal meaning. That longing for something you can’t quite express, the hope for something…
Well, the website’s not perfect yet, but it’s functional. Functional enough for an announcement, at least. My fanasty novel “The Unremarkable Squire” is set to be published this December by Barking Rain Press. Here’s the back cover copy: A squire’s oath is to be of service… but to whom? In…
Photo Credit: Linda Cronin via Compfight Dear Reader, If you know me at all, you know that I tend to have my hands in one too many projects at a time. It’s May, and I’m looking forward to summer, when my teacher job will be over…and that college course I’m…
A holiday gift just in time for Christmas! I’ve compiled five of my favorite short stories into a free PDF, Dreams & Visions. Holding the collection together is a sense of wonder, desire, and mystery–a sense that something exists that we haven’t quite found yet. The stories included are The…
Yes, The Isle of Gold was already available nearly everywhere else ebooks are sold, but I finally tackled the Amazon publishing system, which is, thankfully, quite simple. So, if you’re a Kindle junkie, my novella of mythic adventure is now available for you too! I’m hoping, actually, to make a…
So, here we are, the moment of truth. As I worked my way toward finishing Book 3, I found myself stuck. It seemed to me that too much time had elapsed for there to be interest in Book 3 (except for a handful of very dedicated fans) when you couldn’t even…
Man, I really need to get used to writing The Eternal Night Saga. It’s hard to break 10 years of calling it “Strin and Fred.” (By the way, I dusted off my negligible Photoshop skills. See?) Anyway…. I wanted to give a bit of background on the creation of the story…