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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Taco Fairy CD

FREE with any ol’ order from the STORE (at least for a while) — A CD of yours truly reading the short story “Taco Fairy.”

For those who don’t know it, in “Taco Fairy” we wonder what will $2 get you at a nearby tacqueria?
The answer: A world of stupid trouble.

Many thanks to Jose Arroyo for the glorious woodcut artwork.

Lucky #13

And by that I mean Paper & Ink #13, Tales From the Bar Side.

I've got a short story, Behind the FAT CHANCE in this boozy and ferocious issue of Martin Appleby's magazine. In the "Notes From the Editor" he wisely points out that a certain kind of dive bar is getting harder and harder to find, and that is a sad thing indeed. I enjoyed many a slow and low moment over a pint and my thoughts, even scribbled a few poems on napkins in exactly the kinds of places this issue celebrates, and doubt I'll ever find a haunt as great as they used to be. Martin was especially patient with me as I tinkered with the story, considering (but ultimately abandoning) a serious rewrite of the end. Still this is a better, tighter version of the story. But don't get the issue for that. Check out all these other folks:

It's easy as pie to get a copy, as you can order through ETSY. Numbers are limited, so don't sleep on it!