Down By The River On Sunday Night
byFrom time to time, as a mental exercise or as a torch to ignite the bonfires of creativity, I sit down with a pen…
Stories
Sunset & Alvarado
byFrom time to time, as a mental exercise or as a torch to ignite the bonfires of creativity, I sit down with a pen…
At The Scorpion Motel
byFrom time to time, as a mental exercise or as a torch to ignite the bonfires of creativity, I sit down with a pen…
THE FOREVER FAMILY AND THE GENESIS OF A TITLE
byQuite a few people have asked me about the title of my novel “The Forever Family”, about its origin and meaning. While there is…
NIGHT TRAIN EXPRESS – CHAPTER ONE
byPlease enjoy a sample of my new novel NIGHT TRAIN EXPRESS You can find a complete copy on Amazon here ONE Late on a…
THE TWO CHRISTMAS EVE BABIES
byIt was Christmas Eve—early afternoon, at least, on the day before Christmas. Morton Memorial Hospital was busy, but the staff was in a collectively…
THE LUCK OF THE DRAW, AND THE NIGHT TRAIN EXPRESS
byRecently a photograph slipped from the dusty dust jacket of a book that I hadn’t opened in years. It was a sepia-toned shot of…
CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND THE CHATEAU MARMONT
bySometimes writers worry that we’re losing our creative mojo, abandoned by our best friend: the power of imagination. It all starts with dreams…or doesn’t….
SATAN’S LAGOON
by“Satan’s Lagoon” was the prologue that opened earlier versions of WILDWOOD. The novel ultimately took another direction, but a detour back to The Lagoon…
RANCID
byThe published version of THE BLUE ROUTE opens with an attempted hit and run in Los Angeles. Earlier drafts of the novel, however, began…