Happy New Year!
Seven literary journals saw something worthwhile in my stories and poems in 2018, and I am very grateful. Still working hard at this craft, so look for more in 2019. Cheers!
Happy day! I received my first acceptance of 2019 from 3Elements Review. I tried my hand with their three words gaslight, slip, and metronome, producing a short thriller called "Goodnight" that takes place in the western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. It was fun, and I am pleased with my tale of creepiness and redemption. Thanks to Senior Prose Editor Katherine Anne Davis for accepting this story, and for making it better. This story comes out on May 1st.
I received my second acceptance of the year from The Sandy River Review, for my crazy story "You Were Her Neighbor". Look for this piece in Spring as well. Yes!!!
I took a four day writing retreat at the end of the summer, and finished the first draft of a novella. I wasn't sure I'd be able to grind for 8-12 hour days, four in a row, so I was pretty nervous. When I finished I was elated. Another boundary has been knocked over. Now, on to revisions. I'd also like to thank my wife Jessica for shouldering all family responsibilities so I could focus all my energies on conquering this task. Thanks, babe!
I'm currently writing short stories, revising a first historical novel (endlessly, it seems), starting a second, and mulling a short-story collection. I've more to do, and it seems like the cracks of time are fewer and farther between. Lord, have mercy!
I am proud to announce that Noah, my eldest son, has received his first publication. His poem "The Right Ingredients" was published in Issue #100 of Amazing Kids! Magazine. Great work, buddy!
My response in the "Why I Write" section over at WriteOnFightOn is up. Go check it out and take in the wise reflections of Jay Armstrong. I am grateful you thought of me, Jay. Keep up the good fight!
Seven literary journals saw something worthwhile in my stories and poems in 2018, and I am very grateful. Still working hard at this craft, so look for more in 2019. Cheers!
Happy day! I received my first acceptance of 2019 from 3Elements Review. I tried my hand with their three words gaslight, slip, and metronome, producing a short thriller called "Goodnight" that takes place in the western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. It was fun, and I am pleased with my tale of creepiness and redemption. Thanks to Senior Prose Editor Katherine Anne Davis for accepting this story, and for making it better. This story comes out on May 1st.
I received my second acceptance of the year from The Sandy River Review, for my crazy story "You Were Her Neighbor". Look for this piece in Spring as well. Yes!!!
I took a four day writing retreat at the end of the summer, and finished the first draft of a novella. I wasn't sure I'd be able to grind for 8-12 hour days, four in a row, so I was pretty nervous. When I finished I was elated. Another boundary has been knocked over. Now, on to revisions. I'd also like to thank my wife Jessica for shouldering all family responsibilities so I could focus all my energies on conquering this task. Thanks, babe!
I'm currently writing short stories, revising a first historical novel (endlessly, it seems), starting a second, and mulling a short-story collection. I've more to do, and it seems like the cracks of time are fewer and farther between. Lord, have mercy!
I am proud to announce that Noah, my eldest son, has received his first publication. His poem "The Right Ingredients" was published in Issue #100 of Amazing Kids! Magazine. Great work, buddy!
My response in the "Why I Write" section over at WriteOnFightOn is up. Go check it out and take in the wise reflections of Jay Armstrong. I am grateful you thought of me, Jay. Keep up the good fight!
