From the stage play: The Fasbinder Revelation

  Chris enters through front door.  Spencer and Zoe enter living room and Spencer turns on music of Sextet from … More

Flash Fiction: Indirect Discourse

I wrote this specifically for a certain magazine call for submissions and it didn’t work out. I never decided if … More

Gently Turn

  Gently turn, O sacred Soul Import, O wayward clement All done, all said, all fill their role Attend, O … More

At Last!

I have wrestled with this story under several other titles. Received a number of rejections and have now re-edited and … More

Sentinels

Sentinels   Identical The Maples Arranged in perfect time Silent stanchions Glistening in hard autumn blaze Faultless greeting For the … More

From short story Mother Cat

I restructured and severely edited, then sent it a few places.  The boy’s mother is a distracted writer and not … More

Reader

I think I like it better as flash fiction.   _____________________________________ Reader She pushes the plate at the boy.  It … More

Poetry – Reader

I have no idea why I came up with this. For whatever it’s worth, here it is.   Reader She … More

From my newest short fiction

  New story still in the works.  I originally wanted it to be around 1500 words but think it will … More

More for Bob, P. I.

“You are the decade expert.”  Nick said. “Not just the 70’s”  Bob insisted “There was some good stuff in the … More