The Groom
A lonely man with a special secret tells everything to his only friend, a retired racehorse.
X-R-A-Y Lit Mag, Phoenix
Helium
There is music in the tiny spaces between the notes.
The Pinch, Memphis
Cadillac Ranch
Stop in and say hello next time you’re in Amarillo, Texas. Bring your own spray paint.
Scrawl Place, Everywhere USA
Rockin’ Ronnie Says So Long
A very public death slips over the edge unnoticed.
Reservoir Road Literary Review, Boston
Birds on Dark Branches
Twin sisters reconnect near the end of winter, co-starring a mysterious woodpile and an approaching snowstorm.
The South Shore Review, Nova Scotia
Jerry Under a Pine Tree
A stream-of-unconsciousness hunting story involving Paul Bunyan, veal parmesan and a minty fresh birthday cake.
Cheap Pop, Michigan
Free Sunglasses
British people in hot weather, gin & tonic with local limes and a tourist in loud trunks on an inflatable raft.
Truffle Magazine, London
Passionfruit
The electrical power goes out in a small Nevada town and then, just as you’d expect, there’s a murder.
Reflex Press, Oxford
Green Airplane, Blue Sky
A very short story about lime jello, a white glove salute and a dream that won’t stop.
Ghost Parachute, Florida
The Arc of a Bullet
The tale of a sniper in a diaper and the internal music involved in pulling a trigger.
O:JA&L, California
The Sound of Emily
A micro fiction story about a man who is constantly reminded of a tragic event.
The Maine Review
Experiments in Cruelty, Vol. 1
Children behaving badly, very badly.
Autofocus, Orlando FL
Miss Mantis Regrets
Precisely 100 words of wild insect passion.
The Birdseed, California
Colleen Facing Northeast
North Atlantic storms blow in regularly and Acadian driftwood keeps washing ashore.
Reflex Press, Oxford
Someone Stole the Taco Bell Bell
My alter ego Bump Elgin wrote this
. He thinks it’s pretty funny but I’m not so sure.
Galaxy Brain, Toronto
Decorating Tips to Get Your Airbnb Up and Ready for When This Virus Thing is Done
You’ve placed seashells in the powder room – now what?
Little Old Lady Comedy, New York
How I Accomplish in One Week What Others Get Done in a Day
The seven habits of highly effective procrastinators
.
Robot Butt, Cleveland OH
Waiting For William
I was lucky to have a piece selected for this lovely collection of Singapore cat stories. The book is now in its 4th edition.
Math Paper Press, Singapore