Following is a list of the short stories I’ve had published
The Myth of the Centaur
This is a story about a man who wears a rubber horsehead mask while watching porn.
published by Tough
Exquisite Corpse (chapter seven)
Nick Kowalkowski and Steve Weddle put together an “exquisite corpse” story – one writer writes one chapter, another follows with another chapter, another follows, and it continues until the resolution. I had chapter seven and the entire collection ran on Do Some Damage.
Published by Do some damage
Eulogy
Mystery Tribune published this short story of mine in their spring/summer 2019 issue. It’s about a man giving a eulogy.
published by Mystery Tribune
Company
Always an honor to have a story in Shotgun Honey, one of crime fiction’s best homes! Anyway, this one is super short and it’s about a threesome.
published by shotgun Honey
The Lobster Tank
My story, “The Lobster Tank,” was selected for inclusion in this terrific anthology. The requirement was that each story somehow tied into food. I set mine in the noir’est place imaginable, a Red Lobster.
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Becky Says Bye
I was really honored that this story was published by Shotgun Honey. I read a version of this at D.C.’s 2016 Noir at the Bar.
Published by Shotgun Honey
The Line
Like “Beautiful as Hell,” I read this story at a Noir at the Bar (New Jersey), sent it out for publication, and Out of the Gutter accepted it! Usual stuff – jealousy, stalking, and magnum-sized condoms.
Published by Out of the gutter
Beautiful As Hell
I read this story at a Noir at the Bar in Baltimore, and then sent it out for publication. Happily, the terrific folks at Yellow Mama made it part of their Halloween issue. It’s about a guy who’s rashly kidnapped a woman. Hilarity ensues! Not really.
Published by Yellow mama webzine
I Just Want to Love You
Here’s a short story I wrote that was published in the excellent magazine Crime Factory. It’s about a sociopath trying to break up with his mistress. Like a romantic comedy, but the opposite.
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My Grand Romantic Gesture
This is the second short story I published with the Menda City Review. I wrote this during a graduate school creative writing seminar, saved it and brought it back to life a year or so later. Do you like cutters? Yes? Then you’ll like this piece.
published by Menda City review
Past Matters
Here’s another bit of flash fiction that ran in the Zodiac Review, a cool little quarterly webzine. Do you like dysfunctional marriages? Then click the above link!
Published by the Zodiac review
The Outer Banks
“The Outer Banks” is my favorite of my short stories, mainly because it does what I think a short story should do. I was thrilled when the nice people at the Menda City Review accepted it.
published by Menda City review
Goodbye, Baltimore
I wrote this story for my friend and promised her that I wouldn’t publish it. Then I promptly sent it out anyway and, after it was accepted, asked her if she was okay with the story appearing online. Happily, she was cool with it, and didn’t even mind my hastily–broken promise.
published by the SNReview
The Drop
I don’t write a lot of flash fiction, but I wanted to give it a shot. A traditional short story is hard enough to write, but flash fiction presents even more challenges.
