dispatches from the dregs of Florida.
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BULL published one of my favorite works, Spiral, one I thought would be unpublishable, due to the many many instances of colorful descriptions of the penis of an old man, including the line “arched like Gonzo’s nose over my bulbous…
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The Almost: Gutter Magazine
Read “The Almost” in the latest issue of Gutter, Scotland’s leading literary magazine. From the issue’s editorial: “A literary truth: reading gifts us new ways to write, and speak, and read, and live. To engage with the written work of…
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Up the Staircase Quarterly: The tomatoes had gone
Thank you to Up the Staircase Quarterly for publishing “The tomatoes had gone” in their Winter Issue (#72) alongside the illustration “Rooster of Peace” by Ukrainian artist Josephine Florens (below. ) The tomatoes had gone all fallen, puckered,slick lipstick post-ripe…
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Turn and Work: I Like Being Far Away
I wrapped myself in a towel and got in the bed between the comforter and the topsheet. He looked over at me from his side of the bed. “My sister worked at a motel, I don’t think they usually wash…
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Vine Leaves Press: Wishbone
I needed new chopsticks – we’d broken them playing chopsticks wishbone. We pulled wrong, pulled too hard, and mine snapped in the center. Splintered. I asked you about your wish. You put your piece down slowly, quietly picked up your…
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Happy Holidays and New Year
Poetry seems to be the theme of 2026 so far…in January, Silly Goose Press will be publishing a steamy poem of mine, and in February Up the Staircase Quarterly will publish a poem about not giving up…or maybe it’s about…
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“Spiral” and “Ma’Donna” among 20 works of memorable short fiction – Turn & Work 2025 Shortlist Favourites
Thank you to media review blog Turn & Work for including two of my short stories among 20 featured in their 2025 Shortlist Favourites list. From the blog: “These are the 20 most memorable stories I linked to at other…
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“In Another Life” nominated for Best Microfiction 2026
Thank you to Ink In Thirds literary magazine for nominating “In Another Life,” a piece of surreal short prose, for inclusion in the Best Microfiction 2026 anthology. Judges this year are Meg Pokrass, Gary Fincke, and Diane Seuss. “In Another…
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“Once, We Were Under the Sea” nominated for Pushcart Prize
“Once, We Were Under the Sea,” a prose poem inspired by hunting for shark teeth in rural central Florida, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by my publisher, Whale Road Review. Read the piece here. Or, read it here.…
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Inkd Publications: Cthulhu Dreams: That Sinking Feeling
Cthulhu Dreams: A short story anthology of horror influenced by or reflective of Lovecraftian themes. For sale at Barnes and Noble online. My contribution, “That Sinking Feeling,” is a quasi-memoir of the time I lived in a commercial loft space…
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