Inside the SUV, Gerald uncovers his phone from beneath a stained and wrinkled copy of the festival’s schedule highlighting the Tasting Grand Prize and its amount; in the margins—Mark’s calculations for new equipment, additions to the brewery, more marketing; on the reverse side—Gerald’s scribbles and ideas for labels and brands. But the screen flashing NEWContinue reading ““Clean Slate” – A story from Inroads and NetGalley”
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Inroads Now Available on NetGalley
Inroads, my latest short-story collection, is now available on NetGalley, and you can help promote it before and after it’s published on 23 March 2023. If you are a NetGalley member, you can read, review, and recommend it. If not, sign up and be part of a community helping authors and publishers promote digital-review copiesContinue reading “Inroads Now Available on NetGalley”
Inroads release date and cover and October – Quarterfinalist for Coverfly’s ScreenCraft 2023 Cinematic Book Competition
Inroads I’m pleased to announce Inroads, my second short-story collection, will be published on 23 March. Below you’ll find the cover and synopsis. Extraordinary stories about ordinary Americans. A stock-car driver gets money any way he can for his son’s birthday present. A girl meets a horse for the first time. Two firefighters help each otherContinue reading “Inroads release date and cover and October – Quarterfinalist for Coverfly’s ScreenCraft 2023 Cinematic Book Competition”
October – Coverfly’s ScreenCraft 2023 Cinematic Book Competition
I submitted October (my third novel that came out last year) to Coverfly’s ScreenCraft 2023 Cinematic Book Competition. Hollywood has a history of transforming books into film and television, and Coverfly connects writers to industry professionals. The Cinematic Book Competition’s judges look for stories (novels, novellas, and short stories) that can be adapted for theContinue reading “October – Coverfly’s ScreenCraft 2023 Cinematic Book Competition”
hoopla Digital
My recent novels October and In Another Sun and the short-story collection A Fine Day Will Burn Through are available as ebooks for checkout at your local library through hoopla Digital. They provide digital content (movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, comics, and ebooks) to public libraries and their patrons across North America, and their uniqueContinue reading “hoopla Digital”
Video Thank You for Patreon Members – October
A thank-you video to Patreon supporters for the publication of my third novel October. Not yet a Patreon member? Well…stop on by. // October Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop IndieBound
October Now Available
October, my third novel, is now available—and on the first day of fall. Consider picking up a copy of it and my previous books. Please help spread the word. Thank you. Faced with increasing loneliness and mortality, Patty Pemberton is torn between a past she honors, a present she assumes is stable, and a futureContinue reading “October Now Available”
October – Available 21 September 2021
Faced with increasing loneliness and mortality, Patty Pemberton is torn between a past she honors, a present she assumes is stable, and a future she doesn’t know how to plan for. After a new friend disappears from her life, and as autumn deepens and the year’s end closes in, she journeys into her community andContinue reading “October – Available 21 September 2021”
October – Cover and Chapter One Excerpt for Patreon
Now available for Patreon members: a preview of my forthcoming third novel’s cover and chapter one excerpt. Not every photo tells the same story, but the place in Saul’s looks less like a place and more a story everyone knows. Similar places in other parts of the world hold a similar message in fields likeContinue reading “October – Cover and Chapter One Excerpt for Patreon”
Video Thank You for Patreon Members – A Fine Day Will Burn Through
A thank-you video to Patreon supporters for the recent publication of my short-story collection A Fine Day Will Burn Through. Not yet a Patreon member? Well…come on by, and I’ll treat you right. Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop IndieBound