Flash Fiction

Passing Through Journal

Passing Through Journal

Thrilled to see one of my sto­ries fea­tured in the lat­est Pass­ing Through along­side some amaz­ing pho­tog­ra­phy by Chris McLean. Take a look.

New Flash Fiction: Fall Back

New Flash Fiction: Fall Back

My lat­est short piece is up over at The Rum­pus. This col­lec­tion was on the theme “Fall Back.” Here’s a peek: “She was study­ing act­ing and liked to prac­tice improv in pub­lic. She’d say some­thing out­landish and was teach­ing me to play along, say yes […]

Summer Fever at The Rumpus

Summer Fever at The Rumpus

I’ve got a new piece up at The Rum­pus: “The sun is out and the black­ber­ries on the bush­es lin­ing the road are shim­mer­ing like dark pearls. It’s August in the thir­teenth year of my life and we are in Wash­ing­ton State because my grand­fa­ther […]

At The Rumpus: By Chance

At The Rumpus: By Chance

The lat­est Read­ers Report is up over at The Rum­pus and it’s all about chance. Here’s a pre­view: “Let’s say you’re walk­ing down the street one after­noon and there, just at the cor­ner of your vision, you spot some­one you used to know. And when […]

New Readers Report: Remorse

New Readers Report: Remorse

Closed out 2014 with a pub­li­ca­tion in the lat­est Rum­pus Read­ers Report, this time on the theme “Remorse.” Big thanks to Susan Clements, who edits the series and always picks a fas­ci­nat­ing mix of pieces, and Christi­na Wei­d­man, who brings them to life with her […]

Readers Report: Haunted

Readers Report: Haunted

I’ve got a piece of flash fic­tion in the new Read­ers Report up at The Rum­pus. Just in time for Hal­loween, all the pieces are about being “Haunt­ed.” Read it…if you dare. Mwa­ha­ha. “The small regrets of life do not get a reen­act­ment: the things […]

Rumpus Readers Report: Fantasy Land

Rumpus Readers Report: Fantasy Land

The artist Christi­na Wei­d­man did an illus­tra­tion for my new sto­ry in The Rum­pus Read­ers Report on the sub­ject “Fan­ta­sy Land” and I’m total­ly in love with it. Read the sto­ry (last one in the col­lec­tion) here.

Readers Report: Missed Connections

Readers Report: Missed Connections

For your week­end read­ing — my sto­ry is the first one in the col­lec­tion, with a nifty illus­tra­tion to go with it. Check it out over at The Rum­pus. “From time to time, a woman calls my wife’s cell phone from an unknown num­ber and […]

Readers Report: Resolutions

Readers Report: Resolutions

My short piece on the sub­ject of “Res­o­lu­tions” that was orig­i­nal­ly pub­lished in The Week­ly Rum­pus is up at the main site now.

Story in The Weekly Rumpus

Story in The Weekly Rumpus

I’ve been pub­lished again by The Rum­pus — this time in The Week­ly Rum­pus mag­a­zine avail­able for pur­chase through iTunes (therumpus.net/magazine). The top­ic this time was “Res­o­lu­tions.” The rest of the issue is stel­lar as well, and if your res­o­lu­tion was to read more fic­tion […]