Five years ago. My first published story, 'Big Mouth', was run at a website called Weirdyear. 250 words. Not very good. The website doesn't exist anymore. May as well throw it up here. Dolores held the magnifying glass up to her mouth and smiled, “I want it to look exactly like this.” “You want everything … Continue reading Numero Cinco

Head's up - if you hate my aggressive blog posts. Steer clear of this one.   Seriously.   Having had some time to think about the latest clusterfuck in the mystery/crime community in 2018 (of which there were many), I think there are a few things to address that covers not only the Fairstein debacle, … Continue reading I’m Out of Face To Palm

I'm of the opinion that there's no such thing as pure originality when it comes to a premise in story. We derive inspiration from thousands of things - consciously and subconsciously - so it seems weird to believe otherwise. That said, it's difficult to hear calls for originality - for 'out there' stories and then … Continue reading Want v. Need: Dawn of Frustration

I have absolutely no idea how it’s already a few days before Thanksgiving. What the fuck man? Anyway, I’m late on blogging since I was feeling like shit (yay cold) but felt one of those little what-I-be-thankful-for posts was pretty much appropriate. That said, I’m going to play this like an acknowledgments page. Thank you: … Continue reading Spanks

If you haven't heard - I HAVE A FULL NOVEL COMING OUT. I've been pretty active the past two weeks on Twitter and elsewhere trying to signal boost and while I know that 90% of that boosting is probably heard by the same x amount of people (sorry if it's all so obnoxious), I guess … Continue reading Dat Promo Train