Short Stories & Other Writing

A selection of published writing and older bits that I think are worth sticking somewhere on the internet, and that somewhere is right here.

Sci-fi & Speculative

Leaving — Rebuilding friendships on post-exodus Earth. Published in ANDROMEDA SPACEWAYS, included in my short story collection SATELLITES.
Gigantic — Big dog, small town. Published in JUKED, included in my short story collection SATELLITES.
Broken Lines — book excerpt, 30 page PDF (5MB)

Fiction

One More Cup Of Coffee — book excerpt, 50 page PDF (2MB)
The Cash Register Tolls For Thee — Dollah stoah in a New Hampshah mall. Published in MEAT FOR TEA.
Bam-Bam — Water the damned thing! Published in MEAT FOR TEA.
Lucinda — A brief dream.
UHF — Put on your rabbit ears.
Sunday Morning — Death on every corner!

Non-Fiction, Essay, & Old Blog Posts

Notes From The Campsite — I’m getting bit to all hell out here!
Estate — Oh no, Gen-X mortality!
Run — Defiant Wheezing.
Take Me Out To The Ballga— Oh God They Have Snacks — Baseballs [VALLEY ADVOCATE]
The Curator Laid To Rest — A consumer’s eulogy [BOSTON ACCENT LIT]
Cartooning Vs. Technology — Thanks for nothing, Steve Jobs! [GIZMODO]
Forgetting — Of course I remember your name!
Not Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun — Adjacent to danger!
TI-99/4A — BASIC, basically
Fudgicle vs. Fudgsicle — The debate rages?
Close To Home — A Very Bad Comic Strip

Comics

Everything You Didn’t Ask For — book excerpt, 25 page PDF (5MB)
Rime Of The Ancient Marinara — War stories at Subway after midnight [LETTER X]

Radio Essays

Short audio pieces I made for local radio shows back in 2007-2009. These are available for broadcast via The Public Radio Exchange. Segments have appeared on WHMP (Northampton, MA), WILL (Urbana, IL), KUT (Austin, TX), KSFR (Santa Fe), KMXT (Kodiak, Alaska), KBRP (Bisbee, Arizona). 

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