writing

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 Punk Noir Magazine for giving a home to Sam the Thug’s return! Be sure to read my tale of put-downs and exclamation marks online now. Sam would appreciate it! Read it free here!

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  • Be sure to check out my latest contribution to the wonderfully sinister Adrenaline Shots Comic, hosted by the weird and wild Mistress Morphine, which is out now! My story, “Lemme Get a Dog,” offers a short creeper of a tale featuring food trucks and time travel. Read it free here!

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  • A. J. Devlin’s freshman book “Cobra Clutch” won the 2019 Arthur Ellis Award and was named a finalist for the 2019 Left Coast Crime “Lefty” Awards. Not a bad feat for old “Hammerhead” Jed, who this month returns in the kickass “Five Moves of Doom,” the third muscle-flexing entry in Devlin’s tough-as-nails, banana-shaking crime series.

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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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