This just in … my new short, short story “Giant Rock,” inspired by my recent trip to The Integratron, has been accepted for publication in Bright Flash Literary Review. Thank you to them. And, yes, aliens are involved, as are baby quails, a giftshop saleswoman named Venus (who looks like Marilyn Monroe in “Some Like It Hot”), and a talking bobcat.
Thanks to 365tomorrows for publishing my short, short story “The Dollhouse” today.
I was involved in Taekwondo for more than 25 years as an instructor, coach, and practitioner. And I met a lot of great people along the way.
Now, I’m happy to say I have one Taekwondo short story to my name. “The Holding Area” is coming out soon in the most recent edition of Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature.
The story’s written from the point of view of a junior competitor seeking a shot at a national title after battling her way back from a disappointing loss the previous year.
Keup!
Thanks to Defiant Scribe for including my new short story — An Adventure in Art Appreciation — in their recently released “Adventure & Exploration” edition. I wrote the story after visits to the British and Tate Britain museums in June 2019.
A few weeks ago I spent some time in Tomales Bay on the California coast (about two hours north of San Francisco). Parts of this new story published on Defiant Scribe are loosely based on things that happened while I was in Tomales Bay, though most of the story is a complete fabrication.
A war. A boy. A pig. A balloon. And an invitation for you to read my new story (Marikina) … just posted for Short Edition’s Button Fiction contest.
This is not a true story. But it’s inspired by one.
Spiders anyone? I have a new story called Daddy Long Legs in the newly released Halloween edition of Defiant Scribe. The editors call it “darkly funny and terrifically twisted … with some terrifying imagery.” Trick or treat!!!
Take a break from the tweets and posts … and enjoy (hmmm, maybe that’s not the right word) this story just published in Defiant Scribe about an arctic vacation gone terribly wrong.
Here’s what the editors say about it: “suspense builds as the piece masterfully unfolds to reveal the supposed misdeed at the story’s center; the plot is fascinating enough—and the writing strong enough—to sustain even a full-length novel, but instead it smoothly wraps up in a tight 1,725 words.”
Check out my latest short, short story called It’s the Water for the fine people at Defiant Scribe.
The editors call it “a terrifically unsettling, memorably spooky tale in just 708 words—complete with an ending that will stick with you long after you’ve finished reading.”
A friendly tip … don’t drink the water!
If you like creepy revenge tales featuring grizzled one-eyed cats, check out my new story in the latest edition of DefiantScribe.com. The editors say, “this piece zigs when you expect it to zag and is laced with wry wit and true personality.”
It’s called “One of These Days,” and you can read it here.
