Published in issue #7 of Etherea Magazine on 16th February 2022: You know those places you’ve walked past your whole[…]
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Hot Crow and Paper Lion (Fiction)
Published by Electric Spec on 31st August 2020: Hot Crow told Paper Lion his shining things were plenty, sure, but[…]
Read moreA Heart is a Liquid Thing (Fiction)
Published by Mirror Dance Fantasy on 1st April 2019: The sculptor assessed me through his telescopic eyeglasses. Could he see[…]
Read moreA Wave That Breaks (Fiction)
Published 1st October 2018 by Asymmetry Fiction: Cassius opens the apartment door and a body slumps inside. Its head hits[…]
Read moreMonkey World – Ape Rescue Centre
Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, in Dorset, England, was opened by the late Jim Cronin in 1987. A New Yorker,[…]
Read moreDuck Duck Gone
We have a nice park within walking distance from the house. A great place for Kerry and me to wind[…]
Read morePurple Balloon Dog
So, I have a new hobby: photography. My fiancée’s father is a keen photographer, and I’ve always appreciated a good[…]
Read moreThat Thing Called Progress (and Other Unfinished Stories)
Recently, a friend in Texas asked me a great question: Do you ever fall out of love with your story[…]
Read moreJust a Kid in a Sheet: Craig Davison, the Art of Imagination
A friend introduced me to the work of an amazing artist, Craig Davison, several years ago, and I knew immediately[…]
Read moreIs IT scary?
What scares you? As a kid, I was probably scared more by anything that I couldn’t see. Anything that peered[…]
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