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Publication News / January 30, 2014

“The Monitor” Appears in April 2014 Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

I’m very excited that my story, “The Monitor” appears in the April 2014 issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. It is the very first story in the issue, and has an amazing illustration by Robin Hyzy to accompany it.

You can buy it now at newsstands and bookstores, so definitely check it out!

The story is kind of a break away from the stuff I usually write about. Although there is still a mildly depressed lonely woman questioning her relationship and her existence in general, there is also a supernatural element! Ghosts! A ghostly little boy appearing in a baby monitor, to be exact. It was a fun story to write, and I hope you enjoy reading it as well.

You can also check out a blog post I wrote about the story that is featured on Trace Evidence, the AHMM blog.

Enrico Accenti also did a mini review of my story and the stories from the rest of the issue on his Eerie Worlds blog.

Spooky times, spooky times.

Publication News, Really Good Reads / October 2, 2012

Modern Manners for Your Inner Demons is now available for preorder!

You can order a copy of my book Modern Manners for Your Inner Demons at Matter Press right now. Be sure to check out their other titles as well from Kathy Fish, Jeff Landon, Carol Guess and Karen Dietrich.

OR, you can snag a copy of the book at my book launch at One More Page Books in Arlington, Va., on October 27 at 5 p.m. (happy hour time, people). The first 50 people to buy a book at the book launch will receive a limited edition “The Etiquette of the Happy Hour” story, which I have yet to write! But I will! I promise! And even if not, there will be cake and alcohol. And a reading!

In other news, here’s a random list of really great stuff I’ve read/seen recently (linked where possible):

“Like An Original Response” by Randall Brown, in American Short Fiction

The Stand by Stephen King

“Headless” by Casey Hannan, in matchbook

“The Eye” by Mike Meginnis, in The Nashville Review

The Forty-Four Stories about Our Forty-Four Presidents series edited by Amber Sparks, of which I have the John Tyler contribution. Especially check out Ben Loory’s story on James K. Polk.

And last but not least, Eddie Money’s Geico commercial.

Publication News / April 9, 2012

My Etiquette Collection is DONE–Now It Just Needs a Publisher…

I finally finished my manuscript of ‘etiquette’ stories. Tentative title: MODERN MANNERS FOR YOUR INNER DEMONS. I have ten of these babies now, and Matt Bell was kind enough to just publish “The Etiquette of Arson“ in The Collagist. You can check out some others here: “The Etiquette of Infertility” in FRiGG, “The Etiquette of Adultery” in Necessary Fiction and “The Etiquette of Homicide” (annotated!) in Barrelhouse.

I’m currently looking for a publisher for the collection. It’s a strange little book–on the larger side for a chapbook, but not quite long enough for a full-length short story collection. If anyone out there has any ideas or interest, please please let me know!

Publication News / August 9, 2011

Contributing to Stripped anthology

The lovely Nicole Monaghan has accepted a story of mine for her enticing anthology, Stripped: A Collection of Anonymous Flash Fiction. The anthology will have the authors’ names and bios, but they won’t be matched up to the stories in the collection. So, yeah, I can’t tell you which story of mine was accepted. For more on the anthology and the thoughts behind it, visit Nicole’s blog.

Publication News / March 14, 2010

March Publications

I was lucky enough to have three new stories published in March. The lovely and talented Laura Ellen Scott was guest editor of Everyday Genius this month and published my prose poem “Day 72” there.

I was also honored to be in the amazing all-flash issue of JMWW for my story “Small Craft Warning.” And honestly, if you haven’t read the issue yet, you need to. Kick ass stories from Erin Fitzgerald, Sheldon Lee Compton, Matt Bell, Meg Pokrass, Scott Garson, Robert Swartwood and others.

Third, I was extremely excited to have my etiquette story, “The Etiquette of Adultery,” published over at Necessary Fiction. This is the first in what I hope is a series of ‘etiquette of atrocities’ stories if I can pull them off.

Publication News / February 14, 2010

My AARP story, “Learning Curves,” is Published!

I had the pleasure of interviewing the delightful Lee Talbot for an article in AARP The Magazine. Dr. Talbot is a professor at George Mason University in environmental science, but he’s also a professional racing car driver. Oh, and he’s 80 years old. He’s definitely one of the coolest people I’ve ever met.

Read about his amazing adventures here!