Surely, some writers are as comfortable on the golf course, tennis court, or in the gym as they are running words together to create entertaining stories. I don’t happen to be one of them, so the thought of appearing in the Olympics or any athletic competition would fall under the read more…
Posts Tagged ‘short stories’
Life on the Covid Trail
posted March 7th, 2021
One year ago, my wife and I were preparing to welcome friends from Virginia to spend a week with us and enjoy The Players Championship. This annual showcase of the PGA TOUR is played within walking distance of our home, and we’d been excited to host our friends to share read more…
Ghostly Whispers Available In Print
posted February 1st, 2020
Ghostly Whispers, Secret Voices, my collection of six dark and surprising tales, has been available as a Kindle ebook for several years. During that time I’ve heard from people who told me they would rather hold a physical print book in their hands and wished Ghostly Whispers was available in paperback. I’ve not read more…
New Horror Story Anthology
posted February 26th, 2016
It seems readers never tire of dark tales designed to leave us with sweaty palms and racing hearts. So when I was asked if I was interested in being one of the twelve award-winning writers whose work would be featured in a new horror story anthology, I immediately said yes. And I knew read more…
New horror anthology
posted January 28th, 2016
When my friend and award-winning author Ken Pelham, told me he wanted to assemble a collection of short stories for a modern horror anthology, I told him to count me in. Of course, I don’t regularly write horror stories (and don’t let me hear any cracks about my “horrible” stories), but I had read more…
The Strange Case of Lord Byron’s Lover Wins Award
posted October 21st, 2015
When I agreed to write a story for The Prometheus Saga, a science-fiction anthology, I wasn’t sure what I’d write about, or even if I could pen a SF tale since I’m primarily a mystery writer. But The Strange Case of Lord Byron’s Lover has not only proven to be a hit with readers, but read more…
Alvarium Co-Creator Tells All
posted January 25th, 2015
From time to time I’ve turned this blog over to a guest in order to introduce you to some of my favorite writers. Today’s guest post is an interview with Ken Pelham, one of the award-winning authors you’ll find in “The Prometheus Saga,” an anthology of short stories examining a single premise read more…
Launch of “The Prometheus Saga”
posted January 10th, 2015
The date has been set for the simultaneous launch of fourteen stories by thirteen award-winning writers. On Monday, January 26, all fourteen stories will go on sale as Kindle ebooks, each for only 99-cents. They are an amazing array of genre-bending stories, interpreting a singular premise in unique ways. My story, “The read more…