We love our toys. Modern-day worker bee or undercover criminal, every aspect of our lives teems with gadgets. Office, home, automobile, bicycle — even while doing the shopping or going for a walk.
My story is about a sentient race car that has her heart broken.
I wrote the essay "Sister's-in-Arms" for this volume of Thrill Ride Magazine: an overview of fighting women in literature and film.
Devil's Snare brings together 24 crime stories featuring the shrewd, the clever, the professional, the accidental, and the reluctant sleuth. Authors are Christine Bagley, Nancy Brewka-Clark, Bruce Robert Coffin, Hans Copek, Michael Ditchfield, Christine Eskilson, Kate Flora, Connie Johnson Hambley, Sean C. Harding, Kathryn Marple Kalb (Nikki Knight), Chris Knopf, Alison McMahan, Paula Messina, Susan Oleksiw, Eugenia Parrish, Ang Pompano, Stephen D. Rogers, Clea Simon, Sarah Smith, Shelagh Smith, Gabriela Stiteler, Mo Walsh, and Leslie Wheeler.
My short story, "Harlem in Havana," inspired by the song of the same name by Joni Mitchell, is included in this anthology. It will be reprinted and released by Open Road Media on January 28, 2025.
Stories from this collection have won awards or have been nominated:
My story, "Volcano" is inspired by the Jimmy Buffett song of the same name. The story is also an homage to David Morrell's Rambo character and Sylvester Stallone's embodiment of that character. You can read about how I wrote the story on the blog series "The First Two Pages" here.
This anthology includes many excellent, award-winning stories!
My story, "King Hanuman," featuring Khmer-American Police Officer Thavary Keo (you can also read about her in the Busted anthology) is included in this collection of fabulous stories.
A harrowing array of scary stories that all have one thing in common: each either begins or ends with a scream!
R.L. Stine—the godfather of Goosebumps—and some of the most popular authors today bring an unrivaled mastery of all things fearsome, frightening, and fantabulous to this terrifying anthology of all-new scary short stories.
My short story, "The New Score," published in the Guppy Fish Out of Water Anthology in 2017 will be posted here for a short time to enable readers easy access during award season.
Busted! Arresting Stories from the Beat is a law enforcement-themed anthology released April 25, 2017.
The contributing authors and stories are: