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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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  • Monterey Noir available in audiobook

    Book one of the Barker Mysteries, “Monterey Noir,” is now available in audiobook from Wordwooze Publishing . Narrator Theo Holland does an outstanding job reading Barker’s first adventures! Click here for the Audible copy! Book Blurb: A homeless hero with the crime-solving skills of Sherlock Holmes. Not every hero lives in a mansion or works

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  • OUT NOW: 100 Word Horror – Rock Band

    New from Ghost Orchid Press, with my drabble (100 word) piece, “Dick Done Hung Himself, is their anthology “100 Word Horror: Rock Band.” Read the blurb below and order a copy here! Grunge, pop, dance… Whatever your genre, music can be a huge source of inspiration for writing. For this anthology of Hundred Word Horror

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  • Video: Sam the Thug reading

    To celebrate the two year anniversary of Sam the Thug’s first short story appearance on Shotgun Honey dot com, I thought I’d do a quick reading of the story. Check it out below or read the story here.

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  • Rock Band Anthology preorders available now

    We’re one month away from the release of “Rock Band: 100-Word Horror,” an anthology based in music from the folks at Ghost Orchid Press. My 100-word contribution, “Dick Done Hung Himself” is based on the DI punk rock classic, “Richard Hung Himself.” Preorders are available now for ebook. Print copies soon to follow. And this

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  • Coming soon: Beneath: An Anthology of Dark Microfiction (Hundred Word Horror)

    Ghost Orchid Press releases their next hundred word horror anthology on April 28, 20221! This anthology features tales of the underground, what’s beneath us, and what’s smothering us. My suffocating microfiction tale, “Sand Crush,” will be among the many voices featured in this new anthology of horror. Preorders are up now here! Print copies available

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  • Out Now: Wild Violence

    Blood Rites Horror released their latest anthology, “Wild Violence,” April 13th. The horror anthology features my prickly cactus story “Grand Daddy Saguaro” and a wealth of other great authors. All proceeds from the book go toward Wildlife Protection and Conservation. Grand Daddy Saguaro follows Van, a border coyote, after delivering his passengers across the Mexican

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  • Pulp Modern story out now

    Pulp Modern, Vol. 2 Issue 6, Winter 2020, is out now! My Sam the thug story, “Art Model Noir,” is among the great tales found within. In Sam’s latest adventure, he finds himself hired out to pose nude for a group of senior artists. Only he wasn’t hired to be naked; he was hired to

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  • New Story at Pulp Modern Flash

    My short story “Stuffing for a Sacrifice” is up at Pulp Modern Flash. I’m stoked they liked this story, which features my character Sam the Thug and a nerdy devil worshipper. There’s also a cute black kitten. Read the story here!

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  • Off the Cuff interview with Dietrich Kalteis

    Had the pleasure of sitting down virtually with fiction author Dietrich Kalteis and talk about, what else, writing. It’s always a pleasure to kick back with you, Dietrich, and congratulations on the new book, “Cradle of the Deep.” Hope everyone enjoys the chat, linked below, and be sure to grab a copy of Cradle here.

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