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Rejection, I Spit in Your Face
In the amateur business of pursuing fame through publication in (mostly) online publications, one dances with two partners — acceptance, and rejection. Not every partner wants to dance, at least not with me.…
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Proud to find a place at the Bull stable of chiseled chompers
Big fat smile on my face, to have new work at the lovely Bull site. As Senior Senior Editor of Editing Stuff & Things The Drevlow notes, this hybrid pub is “dedicated to…
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Resurrected online mag Defiant Scribe welcomes my wacky wit
The barriers to entry in online literary publishing are invitingly low. Build a website. Put out a call for submissions. Accept a few of the better ones and push “publish.” Maybe a few…
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Sensitive Skin gives hugs, viz to “Santa Fe Three-way”
What is retirement? The American dream, right? Shed the job, cruise into the easy life. Lawn chairs and mai tais by the pool. Or a heart attack at 66, bored to tears, overdosed…
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My long, strange journey to “One Night Only”
Nearly four years ago, I woke one morning with a vivid scene from a dream hanging inside my head. Most nights, I dream crazy shit, but forget it all before I wake. This…
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Another story, born to the world
Thanks to the editors at The Muleskinner Journal for rolling out the welcome mat for my story, “Party of One.” It speaks for itself about the emptiness occasionally at the heart of life…