Short Fiction
When a blind mutt named King Kong gets injured frolicking in the woods, the children and adults in his world struggle to come to terms with what his presence in their lives means for their relationships with each other.
On the Seawall
Former classmates at a 20th high school reunion try to come to terms with the murder of a brilliant but troubled friend who pulled a gun on a driver while hitchhiking.
Valparaiso Fiction Review
An aging American winery owner in the former Soviet republic of Georgia is being pressured to work with that country's mafia. As he struggles to resolve the dilemma, and with his manager's life at stake, his girlfriend and his daughter back in California try their best to support him.
Roi Faineant Press
Annie has a side hustle that brings her back to her hometown, where she revisits the circumstances around the death of her best friend in high school and considers what it may mean for her life now.
The Opiate Magazine (p. 37)
While going through the files of his recently deceased mother, Sebastian discovers she may have been planning to adopt a child during her first marriage, prior to marrying his father. This discovery occurs as he and his wife are trying to adopt a child and their marriage is coming apart.
Idle Ink
An interracial couple traveling in Egypt is robbed and then has an encounter with the police, which sets off a series of events that make them both question whether to continue their relationship.
Litbreak Magazine
A brief affair that begins in San Francisco’s North Beach leads two very different people to consider trust, forgiveness and what is driving their attraction to each other.
Calliope on the Web
After a salmon drops from the sky during a tie-game between the Solano Mudcats and the Arroyo Seco Saints, the umpire and managers have it out over the rules of baseball and role of divine intervention.
Concho River Review
Overheated tempers, too many drugs and rough seas collide with a vengeance for the crew of a Texas shrimp boat off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula.