September 14, 2026 Sometimes a garage sale isn’t just about decluttering and getting a few dollars for your junk. For Maggie, the narrator of “Everything Must Go,” it’s a break from her small Southern hometown and a troubled past in her family. The goods are priced to move. But will her plans be sabotaged by… Continue reading New short story: “Everything Must Go”
Category: Southern fiction
The Case of the Nebulous Nazis
Free fiction! A Florida PI tackles a mysterious oil spill on the Emerald Coast. Red sky at night: no delight for a hardboiled, sunbroiled gumshoe! In my business you hear a lot of sultry female voices. Just ask Mike Hammer, Easy Rawlins and the rest, both the literary lions and the flesh-and-blood PIs like me.… Continue reading The Case of the Nebulous Nazis
On writing: Great expectations, or the worst of times?
July 10, 2025 You've got a winner. The idea for the story came so naturally that you just knew it was special. You visualize the whole thing before sitting down to write, as if all nine muses joined forces to plant it in your head. The words fly onto the screen and you love how… Continue reading On writing: Great expectations, or the worst of times?
My new short story: “Maddy’s Mountain”
July 29, 2024 Photo by Spencer Selover on Pexels.com A young woman who's had a hard life walks up a mountain late at night and is never seen again. Everyone thinks they know what happened, and lots of mean gossip is going around, but her sister Michele won't give up the search. Fighting through her… Continue reading My new short story: “Maddy’s Mountain”