Stories & Art

Author of more than 25 novels, I now create fiction and paintings centered on character, place, and the emotional landscapes of everyday life.

Before It Gets Too Dark painting (Edgar & Charlie)
About me

About

I've written over twenty-five novels about characters trying to figure out what comes next. Most of them involve guns and dead bodies.  But when my father died in 2024, I started writing stories that moved closer to the quiet truths of how people actually live. My work

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The Regular
The Regular

Richard took off the apron tied at his waist and tossed it in the bin with the other dirty aprons and cloths. It had been a busy night for a Tuesday. Good to see the register ringing.  Luckily, most of the regulars from around town still showed up, even though

Before It Gets Too Dark
Before It Gets Too Dark

Edgar put on the TV and turned the UHF dial, tuning it to channel 38. It didn’t come in very well, as was the case with most of the channels lately. It’d been like that for a while, and Edgar kept meaning to go up on the roof

Want
Want

When I wrote “Want” as a poem, it was seven stanzas long, but it wasn’t very good. What I did have in my head, however, was the exact painting I wanted to paint to go with it, even if the poem was a bit raw and unfinished.  So to

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