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  • Whitehurst’s Top Reads of 2023

    Reading is often the best cure for what ails you. And 2023 was, for me, a year of ailments, ending with a flu bug that continues to rattle around in my chest as I type these words. There were some great reads this year, including many older tales and many new tales from up-and-coming talent.…

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  • Irish Devil – New Story at Shotgun Honey

    Thrilled to announce the arrival of a new Sam the Thug flash fiction story at Shotgun Honey. IRISH DEVIL has Sam about to engage in a brass knuckled fist fight in a Barnes and Noble Starbucks. The story is free to read! Find it here!

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  • Guest appearance on Big Blend Radio Podcast

    From Halloween to the Day of the Day and beyond, I was happy to take part in the latest episode of Big Blend Radio’s BIG WEEKLY BLEND podcast, celebrating the end of October and the start of November. Listen here! Or check out the audio on YouTube here!

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  • Bristol Noir short crime fiction tale

    Happy to report my short story, “Don’t Put Kincaid Barber in a Novel and Kill Him,” is up at Bristol Noir this week! The story revolves around two old writers and an argument over their choice of seating arrangements at the local Barnes & Noble. Read it free here!

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  • Short Horror tale for Halloween in Dark Dossier

    It’s nearly October and that means the ghouls and mummies are having their coffee in preparation for scary times to come! My latest short story, MADE OF MOSQUITOES, offers just such a scary time. There may not be a mummy or a ghoul, but there is a blood sucker named Frank, or is it a…

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  • New Story at Punk Noir

    Thrilled to report my latest crime fiction short story, “The Worth of an Ear,” is up today on the Punk Noir website. This free-to-read piece was inspired by the Van Gogh Exhibit all over the country at the moment. I hope everyone enjoys it! Read it here!

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  • New Sam the Thug at Mystery Tribune

    Check out Mystery Tribune to read “Satan’s Wild Ride,” a car chase featuring the streets of San Francisco, a Volvo station wagon, and a cat named Satan. The latest Sam the Thug is available free online! Read it here!

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  • Tucson Noir at the Bar featured in Tucson Weekly

    The upcoming Tucson Noir at the Bar got a nice write up in Tucson Weekly to help promote the March 15 event at Firetruck Brewing Company! Tucson Noir at the Bar kicks off Wednesday, March 15th, at 6:30 p.m. This free event will be held on the outdoor patio at Firetruck Brewing Company, located in…

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  • Left Coast Crime anthology – Trouble in Tucson

    Be sure to grab a copy of TROUBLE IN TUCSON if you’re heading to this year’s LEFT COAST CRIME convention here in… Tucson. The companion anthology to the convention, featuring my crime tale THE BOYS WERE SEEN is out now. Special thanks to the Tucson Sisters in Crime organization for including my humble submission in…

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  • March 2023 – Author Events

    TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS I’m excited to announce I will be hanging out with the Tucson Sisters in Crime group at the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and will have books available. Look for me at BOOTH #427. TUCSON NOIR AT THE BAR On Wednesday, March…

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