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Second Look: Order! Ten Stories, Ten Very Different Meetings

From my top selling murder mystery title last week, to my little thought of short story collection. This week’s second look focuses on Order! Ten Stories, Ten Very Different Meetings. I smile when I think of this short volume. Not merely because it was a [particular delight to write, though that is of course part …

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Second Look: Thank You For Ten

My short story collection, Thank You For Ten: Short Fiction About a Little Theatre was not the first idea I had to publish fiction. It was related to that, however, and ultimately was the first thing I ever published. This collection of ten short stories not only share a setting with one another, but with …

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New Fiction by Yours Truly

Announcing that my latest collection of short stories is now available in ebook from several locations. The collection, which I have not talked about much ahead of time, is called…well, just take a look at the cover: You might be able to guess a few things just from this. But in case it isn’t clear, …

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Carrot, No Stick.

I’ve mentioned a few times that this year has been sluggish for me in the short fiction writing department. My major projects, (the novel of any given moment, and once in a while a play script) have proceeded on schedule for the most part, but the shorter, smaller things had been too few and too …

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The Story That Still Insisted

About a month ago I wrote about a story that that insisted on being written. So I finally wrote it, after the concept had been moving around in my mind for a few years. During the weekend I edited and revised the same story. It hadn’t been knocking on my door quite as loudly as …

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