Click Here to Read the Story in Coneflower Cafe (PDF, p. 3) Am I Excited? Yes, I'm Excited! I am thrilled to share that my short story "Henrietta's Saving Grace" has won the 2022 Ben Nyberg contest sponsored by Choeofpleirn Press. The story was inspired one of my great-great aunts from Nova Scotia, who went … Continue reading Prize-Winning Story: “Henrietta’s Saving Grace”
Publication: “A Philosopher Is Bitten by the Imp of the Perverse”
Publication at Last! I am thrilled to share that my short story, "A Philosopher Is Bitten by the Imp of the Perverse," has been published in Book XI: A Journal of Literary Philosophy. The title is taken from Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Imp of the Perverse." I wrote the story back in the … Continue reading Publication: “A Philosopher Is Bitten by the Imp of the Perverse”
Launch Day for Distant Flickers!
Launch day for Distant Flickers has arrived! I've shared the two videos below to represent the two short stories of mine that are included in the anthology. ("Let the Rest of the World Go by" was originally recorded in 1919, which is within the timeframe of my story, but the sound quality of the contemporaneous … Continue reading Launch Day for Distant Flickers!
Upcoming Anthology Publication: Oct. 1, 2022
I am very excited to share that two of my short stories will be included in an upcoming short story anthology, Distant Flickers: Stories of Identity & Loss: "Norfolk, Virginia, 1975: East Ocean View" "Diary Omissions: The House on Edgewood Road." To get a feel for the anthology as a whole, check out the video. … Continue reading Upcoming Anthology Publication: Oct. 1, 2022