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See? I wasn't making it up.

It's Two-Fer Tuesday!

My story 'The Nice List' is a finalist for the Story Unlikely 2026 Short Story Contest!

Wow!

Story Unlikely An award-winning monthly literary magazine, Story Unlikely publishes top-tier fiction and non-fiction - from memoir to speculative (fantasy, horror and sci fi), and everything in between. Have a story to tell? Enter Story Unlikely.

They asked me not to say anything until it was official. It's official!

2026 Editor’s Prize Roe River Review is pleased to announce First Place, Second Place, Third Place, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions in the 2026 Editor’s Prize. The 2026 Editor’s Prize issue is available: First Place…

Just saw a proof of my story 'Fabricating Gary Gatenou', which is going to be included in Story Unlikely's first annual print anthology (https://www.storyunlikely.com)! You gotta pick up a copy when it comes out. You just gotta.

I'm going to be in New York, pitching my latest novel. Know any agents I ought to meet? Or who ought to meet me?

My story 'American Foreign Policy' was shortlisted for the Sequestrum Reprint Edition. Even better news, 'The More You Take Away' made it! Look for it in an upcoming edition (https://sequestrum.org) .

Another Almost. My short story ‘The Beneficiary’ made it all the way to the shortlist of the Sequestrum Reprint Edition.

Tomorrow is 4/4, which is kinda perfect since I just found out that four (count 'em) four of my short stories were shortlisted for Sequestrum's Reprint Edition.

* A Bird in the Hand
* Exactly How Much?
* Caviar
* Sorry About the Mess

Not bad, huh? https://www.facebook.com/sequestrumlit

Home - Sequestrum New publications from award winning writers on a rolling basis plus free subscriber submission benefits (see page for details).

I stopped by my local library in hopes of finding a book I wanted to read and came across this instead. Turns out, the Multnomah County Library has five copies of this extraordinary book. How cool is that? https://multcolib.org

Stopped by Portland's Literary Arts bookstore/cafe and guess what they have for sale! Yes, coffee. But guess what else.

Literary Arts