Pushcart Nomination

My short story, Bless the Sniper, was nominated for a 2017 Pushcart Prize by the publisher.

The Scoop published

Here's an update on the short story "The Scoop," which was the first new story I wrote for this project. It appears in Crab Fat Magazine's Fall 2015 issue.

Best of the Web Nomination

I got word from my editor over at KYSO Flash that they want to nominate my story, Bless the Sniper, for a Best of the Net award over at Sundance Publications. Thanks Clare MacQueen for the vote of confidence.

Friends, you can read the story now at KYSO Flash via http://www.kysoflash.com/DavenportSniper.aspx

Jesus is King

Finally working on a new story after a complicated move back North. It's another second person POV - an approach that's challenging but I think interesting. So many stories rely on first person POV these days - too many I think. But second person remains fairly uncommon. The story is another inspired by my sojourn in the South - this one by an older gentleman who walks around downtown with a sign reading "One Nation Under God Jesus is King" in bright red letters.

Happy to announce praise for a short story

I'm thrilled that a lit journal reviewer has mentioned my short story in his review of KYSO Flash. Bless the Sniper was my first published story. The reviewer called it "a memorable micro story".
Here's a link to the review:
http://www.thereviewreview.net/reviews/new-online-mag-showcases-wealth-flash-fiction-forms

Second Story of My 51 Bad Short Story Challenge Published

The second story I wrote for 51 Bad Short Story challenge is now available in the latest issue of the online literary magazine Halfway Down the Stairs. It's the first story I have written in first person. It is in the issue called Strangers. Here's a link.

First Published Pieces in the 51 Bad Short Stories Challenge

Two of my very short stories appear in this issue of Kyso Flash. Don't forget, my writer friends, that Kyso is a paying market.

http://www.kysoflash.com/ContentsIssue3.aspx