Debut Novel Coming Soon!
In the company of whales
A washed-up punk rocker living paycheck to paycheck has no business getting involved with the rescue of nineteen killer whales, but somehow Carla does.
Her fight for her own survival takes a back seat when a pod of orcas becomes trapped in a nearby inlet.
Childhood scars have left Carla isolated, preferring animals to people, but for the sake of the orcas she teams up with a local marine biologist and accepts help from an unlikely fan, an elderly woman with a broken hip and a sweet dog.
The abundant salmon supply shrinks day by day as concerns for the health of the whales increase. Time is running out. Why they won't leave the way they came in is anyone's guess. Carla has an idea of how to free them but to succeed she must heal old wounds before she can stand up for the majestic whales...and for herself.
New Short Story Coming in 2026
the vigil
The editors of the Carolina Piedmont Writers Guild have accepted my short story "The Vigil" for publication in their 2026 issue of County Lines, A Literary Journal. As soon as I have information about how and where to read my story, I will post it here.
In the meantime, I offer the opening lines:
It was fear that held her at the window. In the dark kitchen Anna looked out at the snow-covered fields, like barren tundra, that stretched in frozen solitude to the black edge of night.
Anna’s trembling fingertips came to rest on the cold sill, and her gaze slid to the west. Past the barn, past the windbreak where spires of Norway spruce and skeletons of river birch stood guard. Past the faint silhouette of the Padewskis’ silo, black against black. Beyond it, the town of Berger Lake was a glowing hump on the horizon. No streetlights marked the long stretch of gravel road leading to the farm, and no passing cars defined it.
Short Stories
The Lindenwood Review
Running Wild Anthology of Stories
Running Wild Anthology of Stories
My story "Funeral Pie" appears in the final print version of this publication. The Lindenwood Review: A Journal of Literary Prose continues to appear online. You can read it here for free.
Running Wild Anthology of Stories
Running Wild Anthology of Stories
Running Wild Anthology of Stories
Running Wild Press publishes novels, anthologies of novellas, and anthologies of short stories. My story "Black Ice" is included in volume 5 which is available for purchase through their website.
Bright Flash Literary Review
Running Wild Anthology of Stories
Bright Flash Literary Review
This online journal publishes short and flash fiction. A new issue is posted monthly. My flash fiction story "Moonlit Man" can be found and read for free in the August 2024 edition.