Well, We All Have Stories...

Some, anyway.

A lonesome mechanic searches the dingy velvet of his small-town strip club for answers and for something that's true…

So, I’ve long thought about publishing a book of short stories — I’ve got about 10 or so I really like — but I’ve not yet made it happen.

I’ve also got a whole jumble of potential story ideas that I haven’t really had the focus to really nail down.

A poor, small town kid debates love, life, and the team basketball shoes…

So, as a way to trick myself into thinking more about both getting that book eventually put together, and as a way to encourage some more serious thinking on the newer ideas — I figured I’d remind myself (and you all) about the ones that already do exist.

Granted, not everyone wants to e-read, but until there IS a printed edition, here’s some links to some of my short fiction.

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Doug Draime...

I was really jazzed to discover that late, small press legend, Doug Draime has a website. Now people everywhere can continue to marvel at his terrific body of work. Doug was a truly interesting person, one who lived many lives, experienced the highs and lows and knew it all well enough to report back from the hard, sad, dumb, and beautiful front lines of the human experiment. He seemed driven by a deep need to push and constantly create and probably threw away more great poems than I’ll ever write. There’s no one label or box you can stick his work in, and he was ever restless as a creator and artist. I miss his emails, his insights…and I really miss seeing new poems pop up every few weeks. I am glad to know things are still churning, and if you don’t know Doug’s work — do yourself a favor and go read yourself some.

I was equally delighted to find that Doug’s terrific short story, “Joe’s Smoke & News” is now FREE over at smashwords. It was published by mendicant bookworks — which put out a handful of great little yarns some years back, including THIS ONE (wink!).