flash fiction

  • 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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  • PINTO’S BAG OF CHIPS – A New Sam the Thug tale

    Thank you to Guilty Crime Story for publishing Sam’s latest adventure on their flash fiction page. Head on over there to see how Sam manages to take on a guy who likens himself like Lou Ferrigno’s understudy. Pinto’s Bag of Chips can be read here.

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  • Voodoo, new Sam the Thug tale up at Punk Noir Magazine

    Big thanks to Stephen J. Golds and Punk Noir Magazine for taking in my latest Sam the Thug, “Voodoo,” in which Sam is hired as a guinea pig for mystical madness. The story can be read free today! Read Voodoo here.

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  • Sam the Thug hits double digits

    My crime fiction character, Sam the Thug, with a last name I’ve forgotten, celebrated a milestone this October when his tenth short adventure appeared in Guilty Crime Story Flash. It’s great to immediately connect with a character and have that character connect with readers! I love writing someone with rough edges, a worn-down soul, and

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  • Read the newest Sam the Thug story free

    Sam the Thug returns in “Write on me, Sam,” at Shotgun Honey. Hired to write in longhand on the body of a beautiful woman, Sam thinks he’s in for a bit of a good time, but he’d be wrong. Thanks to the awesome folks at SGH for accepting this, one of my favorite, Sam tales.

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  • The Man with the Moist Lips available to read now

    Click here to read my latest Sam the Thug short story at Shotgun Honey and see if you can guess who (or what) is behind the door. And special thank you to Shotgun Honey’s amazing staff! I love being a part of the Shotgun Honey family.

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  • Halloween costumes, sea otters, and hitmen – my short story on Shotgun Honey

    There’s no better way to celebrate Halloween than trying to dispose of a body in Monterey Bay. Take a look at my recent short story on Shotgun Honey, “It Otter Be Illegal.” Read it here!

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  • Shotgun Honey short story

    April 2, 2018 – Check out today’s flash fiction entry on the Shotgun Honey website for my short story Dating Today! Be sure to leave a comment. They’re doing amazing things over there! Read the story here!

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  • Alien in Big Sur – Dead

    The creature made a move. It wasn’t much of a move, but it totally counted. It’s pale, fleshy head with almond shaped eyes (if almonds were the size of watermelons) nodded in my direction. But hell if that scared me. I’m an American. So keeping my iPhone as steady as possible in my right hand,

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