sam the thug

  • Be sure to check out my latest Sam the Thug story, out today over on Bristol Noir, in which Sam deals with a post-election, holiday tiff between two work buddies. Read it free right here. Thanks to John at the always amazing Bristol Noir for accepting this short piece!

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  • Be sure to check out my latest Sam the Thug short story, “End on a Low Note,” in the first issue of Pulp Lit, a brand new online magazine. Click the page turn arrow to read each page! It’s free to read here!

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Ever wondered how Sam the Thug would react to bad dad jokes? Find out in “Uranus Jokes,” my newest flash fiction story available to read free at Pulp Modern Flash! I’m thrilled they enjoyed the story enough to have it on their awesome site. Read the story here.

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  • Sam the Thug faces not one, but two Santas in his latest crime-riddled tale. Find out how Sam spent the Christmas holiday in “Damn Santas” and meet Santa Big and Santa Bigger, two guys with a hard-on for the season of giving. Read the story online at Punk Noir Magazine and God bless us, everyone.

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  • 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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