Read Me, Seymour

Here are links to my stories published online for free:

The Soring - Crimson Streets

The Red Moon - Cleaver Magazine

Abdullah the Butcher in Gotham & Pot Roast from Vance Godbey's - Cowboy Jamboree (You have to scroll down.

Wilbur Closes the Wallace -The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature.

Whoops-A-Doodle - Haunted MTL

Two Characters in Search - The Esthetic Apostle


I will update as the list grows.

100 Rejections

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Simple Man

I'm a simple man, trying to live a simple, uncluttered life.
I like my coffee black. I like my whiskey neat. I like cornflakes.
I'll go into a handmade, locally sourced ice cream parlor with a cow in the back and order vanilla. You want to know why?
Because I like vanilla. It is a flavor, you know.
Everyone likes to get crazy now and then, and I am no exception. Sometimes I eat peanut butter and jelly on wheat.
Katy bar the door.

Spirit Insect

I don't have a spirit animal.
I have a spirit insect.

Abdullah the Butcher

I've had two stories published this year. This is one of them.

Cowboy Jamboree

One Angry Filmmaker

Check out Kelley Baker's blog. He's angry but knows his stuff.

Bluebonnet Time!

Good time to be in Texas, but it is always good to be in Texas.

Bluebonnets

Joe Knows

Class is in session. Joe R. Lansdale is worth reading and learning from. 

Good News/Bad News

Good news/Bad news situation. The bad news is my story, 'Abdullah the Butcher in Gotham' will not be at the top of the Jobbers page on Cowboy Jamboree much longer.
Good news is it will be replaced by my new story, 'Pot Roast from Vance Godbey's.'
I'm pleased to have two stories place with Cowboy Jamboree. Check them out.

How Do You Get Your Work in the Public Eye?

I found this to be an interesting read. I'm not a visual artist, but it got me to thinking about how I can take my work into different places and spaces.

Where to Show Your Work

You Don't Know Dan

Icon and hero. I don't care what this article says, Dan Jenkins will never die.

Dan Jenkins obituary. 

Happy Birthday

Yesterday a nifty little publisher, Curating Alexandria, turned one year old. I am proud to be included in their second publication, Exhuming Alexandria. If you have not picked up a copy, you should do so right away, turn to page 99, and read my story.
Some say it is the best story in the anthology. Well, I've never heard anyone say my story is the best and since my mother has passed away, it is doubtful anyone has said my story is the best. However, my mom's birthday was March 20, and Curating Alexandria's birthday was March 22.
So, there's that.

The piano has been drinking, not me.

The Queen of Fort Worth Jazz

Fort Worth lost a legend last week. Marjorie Crenshaw was an icon in the world of jazz. I've never been to a funeral where a concert broke out, but I think she would have approved. It was a worthy celebration of a life well lived.

Marjorie Crenshaw obituary. 

Finish What You Have Started

I keep track of production by word count. I aim for 2K words or more a week. I also have a goal of one short story a month. In 2017 I wrote 15. In 2018 I wrote 12. So far, in 2019, I have not finished one SS. It is March. I'm getting antsy. Don't get me wrong, I'm being productive, I just haven't finished a SS. It is a special feeling, finishing a story. Accomplishment. I need my fix. I started a SS in January and it kept going, January, and going, February, and going. I finally wrote THE END today.
I'm not finished, mind you. Still a lot of polishing to do, but I got to THE END. The story is called 'The Year Walk' or 'Solstice Nights,' not sure yet. It clocks in at around 11,500 words, which technically makes it a novelette, not a SS. Don't care.
I got to the end.

Uh-possum?

"Uh-possum?" I don't think so.

What is the Difference Between an Opossum and a Possum?