Tag: florida

  • The Scavenger

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    “I watched a wake of turkey vultures slurp up bits of cow…” The Scavenger, a rural Florida gothic serial killer tale, first dramatized by Creepy Podcast and later picked up by Illustrated Worlds Magazine – is reprinted below. (First, though, this photo…taken from my grandparent’s 40 acre homestead in Arcadia, FL, where this story is set. Crazy place!)…

  • Green Hills Literary Lantern: Ma’Donna

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    The Harborside Mobil Stop-n-Go shines its beacon, its big old sign with all the gas prices, the ones that go back and forth a few cents every day for reasons I’ll never know, way up high for the boats to see. After closing, all the lights in and around the store go out except for…

  • BULL: Spiral

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    She spits through lips painted green. She means disrespect but I see DNA. In spit is a stamp that can clone or convict you. I suppose that an artist’s work, to its maker, does both. I can understand the desire for distance.… “Spiral” – a story about bodies, minds, and masks. About devotion and disillusionment.…

  • To Bethany, with teeth.(Reprinted here, read in full.)

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    To Bethany, with teeth. debuted in Luna Station Quarterly earlier this Spring. I am reprinting it here today in full. An odd little morality tale featuring witchcraft gone wrong…gone right. (Painting above, Buried in the Sand, by me.) To Bethany, with teeth. Michael dunks the beaver carcass into a bright blue drum of Strip-All. He…

  • Ink In Thirds: In Another Life

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    In Another Life: A study of mania and its inevitable crash. And also, orange juice. Originally published in the Spring/Summer issue of Ink in Thirds. In Another Life  James lies on the motel bed. Outside, a tinsel rain begins to fall.  He grabs a smoke from the nightstand, lights it, takes a soul-healing drag and closes…

  • BULL: Spiral

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    Spiral: A young art school chick and an aging male nude art model’s friendship snaps and irreparably unwinds. Did they ever really know each other at all? Spoiler alert: NOPE! To be published later this year in BULL. Painting above from the Gnome Alone series, by me.

  • Whale Road Review: Once, We Were Under the Sea

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    Once, We Were Under the Sea, an ode to prehistoric Florida, can be found in the Spring 2025 edition of the prestigious Whale Road Review. The edition in full is inspiringly curated – jewel-like and intoxicating. I recommend reading each piece in order with a warm cup of honeyed tea by your side. Bonus points…

  • Winsom

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    Thought it would be fun to post the first story I’ve ever published. Here ya go. “Winsom.” WINSOM Bradenton, Florida, 1997 Hart’s desk shook. “Hey, my coffee!” Hart sprang from his swivel chair and lifted the mug, wiping its bottom and sides to stay the drips, but the damage was done. He sighed, watching his…

  • 101 Words: Dinner

    101 Words: Dinner

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    Dinner: A small (101 words) glimpse into domestic detachment and regret. Published September 2024 in 101 Words. Direct link here. P.S. Illustration above, entitled “Chaos Bowl,” by me.

  • Creepy Podcast: The Scavenger

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    The Scavenger: A disaffected art school dropout returns to their impoverished rural homestead. But nothing good comes from a life of scrounging for scrap metal and ruminating on everything that has failed you. One must find new hobbies. Dramatized in August 2024 on Creepy Podcast. Narrated by Michelle Kain. Direct link to the audio (Patreon…