The Long Road to Fresno – A Story

I wanted to share my short story with everyone. It appeared in reSentencing Volume One from Tufts University. Enjoy: The Long Road to Fresno * After breakfast, I hike up a one lane road to the top of the bluff above the dorms of the prison camp. I’ve been assigned to work at the electrician …

Excerpting Books for an Essay or Short Story

I took a couple of chapters from a novel in progress, formed them into a short story and sent it in to the Narrative Prize. I placed in the top ten and Tom Jenks at Narrative Magazine sent me back a copy with his editorial suggestions. Red Flag Warning had like six pages cut from …

Birth of the Hippo

I thought I’d share this story that appeared in Narrative Magazine. I’ve been thinking of how I’ve grown as a writer and that this was the first story I wrote after grad school. What no workshop? Yeah. I did have my friend, Deb read it through and give me some feedback. Still, I figure it …