Dire Series Summer 2026 Schedule

 

June

4    Jessica Keener

18  Tony Gloeggler

July

9  Laurin Macios

23 Susan Buttenwieser   

August

6 Miriam Manglani  

27 Jessica Harman

Kooshioning the Blow appears in 10 X 10: Flash Fiction Stories, #38/

    Zvi Sesling's 10 X 10: Flash Fiction Stories comes out about once a month (whenever he accepts 10 stories), and I'm thrilled that my flash fiction, Kooshioning the Blow is included in Issue #38. 

   I've been published here four times previously, and this time I'm in  the issue with Huina Zheng, Eileen Tabios, David Henson, Swetha Amid, Pablo Libedinsky, Debra Myers, Robert David Garnham, Austin Alexis  and Joan Leotta. I've embedded it here for your convenience. 

    The story itself was a nice break from the serious true crime writing I've been working on of late. Back to the odd, strange and bizarre world flash fiction allows, and I often use. The main character wears a rubber koosh-ball suit. Why? Read by scrolling below it to find out!

SCROLL ON THE ISSUE!

TV Appearance: Art About with Jen Campbell talking about/reading from, Shadows of the Seen

     Bev Cam from Beverly, Massachusetts has a great show promoting art called Art About, which Jen Campbell totally rocks with!

    Here's the show and the production of the show is solid, so give it a watch. (It's only 27 minutes)

    The story behind this story is that I reveal some very personal information which influenced the book's characters.

Side note: I needed make-up to take the shine off my head. 

Featured Today In Boston Literary Magazine---I talk Books, writing, give Samples, and of course, Recovery

 After a hiatus Boston Literary Magazine is back, and I'm pleased to write them an essay in their second issue.  

Of course, Robin Stratton is a tour de force, and an amazing human being. My writing world became a whole lot bigger because of her and her publishing arm Big Table!

Read it and you can find out a little more about me. Thx.

New Poem, "Where to Look for Deceased Parents" appears today in Literary Underground

 The story behind the narrative poem, Where to Look for Deceased Parents is pretty self-explanatory, but the bigger news is that I'm working on a new themed manuscript of poetry tentatively called, These New Orbs.  The theme is 'orbs' , any and all types---shapes, ghosts, ornaments, stars, eyeballs, spirits seen in photographs etc. 

  Also, I'm submitting more in 2025 because, well, just because. I've had five accepted pieces published this year, and four more accepted and not out in the world yet. 

  CLICK TO READ text in The Literary Underground. Grateful to Michele McDannold for looking at it. 

Happy Birthday to "Almost Bluing for X-tra Whiteness"

It is real when you have the box and hold the book in your hand. It's my nineteenth child and I'm tired. If you'd like to buy it.

From me it's $15, free shipping

Signed by me: It's $15, free shipping

Add on ANY other of my books for half price. 

Of course, order it at your favorite outlets.