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My short story “Assholes with Guns” is out in The Literary Hatchet #13. It’s a story about dangerous men, both young and old. I wrote it in a Noir class taught by Benjamin Whitmer (Cry, Father) that was hosted by LitReactor.com. The magazine is available now in both a free online PDF and in print.…

My Christmas horror story “The Gift of Flesh” is now available at The Confabulator Cafe. It’s the story of a man who receives a strange cardboard box on his doorstep, and the madness that ensues. I hope you enjoy it. Have a great holiday season! http://www.confabulatorcafe.com/2015/12/the-gift-of-flesh/

I’ve been sick for a week, and it has significantly impacted my NaNoWriMo progress. You can read all about it in this weeks NaNoWriMo update at The Confabulator Cafe.  

Ray Bradbury’s birthday is today. My writing process is essentially borrowed whole from Bradbury. His book Zen in the Art of Writing inspires me every time that I read it. My son’s birthday is tomorrow. Eight years ago, his birth changed my life, and he continues to inspire me every day. In honor of them, my book All…

A couple of months ago, I woke up from a dream. All the rich people in the world had hopped on rocket ships, destined for some Martian colony. I’m not a psychologist, so I can’t speculate on the mental mechanisms that caused such a thing. Was it all the talk of the one percent? NPR…

Some of you might not know that The Confabulator Cafe has a meeting once a month. In that meeting, we decide what prompt we are going to use for the stories the next month. Around the same time, Clarkesworld editor Neil Clarke shared a wordle of the story titles submitted to his magazine. It’s pretty…

ConQuest is a big deal for me every year, both as a fan and as a writer. In honor of ConQuest, my collection All Manner of Dark Things: Collected Bits and Pieces is going to be on sale for 99 cents. This is the lowest that the price will be, so it is a great…