Updates

My short story, "Going Back," was released in Sybil Journal today. Enjoy and share as you like.

Another one of my cyberpunk gothic stories found a happy home in Inkd Publishing's Heightened Anxiety anthology due out soon. Here's a teaser and a snippet.

When their lover...

The second installment in my step-by-step series on developing your writing voice. Enjoy!

#writing #writingadvice #writingvoice #writingtips #writingcraft

Find your voice here!

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Another of my short stories earned an Honorable Mention certificate in the Writers of the Future competition.

Two more short stories got picked up for publishing later this year:

Going Back - Sybil Journal (springtime)

The Most Dangerous Animal - After Dinner Conversations magazine...

My cyberpunk gothic short story "The Valence Heist" was published in Inkd Publishing's Rebels anthology. You can get your copy here.

My story "Unbroken" made this year's Cupid Prize anthology presented by Micromance Magazine. You can get your copy here.

Have you ever wanted to be a part of a secret literary society (à la Dead Poets)? Now is your chance!

Head over to The Lantern Letters to etch your name in our membership...

I present this not as a boast, but as proof you can achieve whatever you put your mind to. The only thing stopping you is you.

My science fiction story, The Mattison Transit, published in Volume 40 of the Literary Hatchet. It's a story where humanity has found the means to cheat death.

You can dowload...

An exerpt from my Appalachian gothic novel manuscript, This Bitter Earth. It earned second place in the Appalachian Literary Arts & Storytelling fesival this year.
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The latest issue of Sally Port is here! Inside you'll find several amazing stories. So happy one of my Appalachian gothic story (Ill Blows the Wind) is among them. Here's an...

Updates from my writing corner.

My sword & sorcery story, Into the Eye of Hell, will publish in the June 2026 collection with Dirty Magick Magazine. Follow Thayne and Marrus...

I'm sharing a poster with Ann Pancake? I need to sit down...

#ALASfestival #fiction #poetry #writing #appalachia

Whoo! I got the news my sci-fi/cyberpunk novel manuscript, Avitron: Ephemeris, made the short-list round for Chanticleer's Cygnus award. That's a big deal for me in and of...

Behind the Shadows III: Dark Secrets is on the street and with it my sci-fi horror story, The Entomology of Darkness. Read it and the many other great tales in this collection....

Holy smokes! My sci-fi cyberpunk novel manuscript, Avitron: Ephemeris, advanced to the short list round in the Cygnus Award for new science fiction presented by the Chanticleer...

Just received word (and permission to announce a tad early) that my Appalachian gothic/upmarket fiction novel manuscript, This Bitter Earth, was selected as one of five...

Another romance flash fiction published today with Micromance Magazine. A heartwarming story about letting go.

#shortstories #romance #freeromancereads

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Inkd Publishing hosted an author meet and greet for a few of its anthologies. It was a pleasure to participate in another event. Be sure to grab your copy of the Behind the...