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    • The Father John Trilogy
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My short story “Salvation of the Innocents” is now available in Issue 127 of On Spec. I made my first submission to On Spec in early 1996, so yes, it took 28 years to see my name on On Spec’s cover! It’s a good thing I’m not in a rush. […]

“Salvation of the Innocents” in On Spec

I’m very pleased to have a story, “Cyrano de AI”, in the forthcoming anthology, Thyme Travellers, edited by Sonia Sulaiman and now available for pre-order. Per the publisher’s website, “Thyme Travellers brings together fourteen of the Palestinian diaspora’s best voices in speculative fiction, the first collection of its kind in […]

Available for pre-order: “Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative …

I was very pleased to hear that Utopia SF wanted to include my story “Journey to Anasta” (published in the fall of 2021 in Volume 3, Issue 2) in their 5th anniversary anthology. The anthology, which is available exclusively in print, is now available to order. As described by the […]

“Journey to Anasta” in Utopia SF’s 5th Anniversary Anthology

My historical crime fiction short story “A Rehanging at Nine” has been sold to Murderous Ink Press for their Crimeucopia anthology Through The Past Darkly, which is scheduled for release next summer/Fall. Most of my short stories are in the speculative fiction field, so it’s been nice to write and […]

“A Rehanging at Nine” sold to Murderous Ink Press

The cover for the WriteHive anthology Reclaiming Joy has been revealed! Click through to that link to read about the authors and stories that will be featured, including my own “In Tandem.” You can also pre-order a copy of the anthology, which is scheduled to be published on November 7 […]

Cover reveal for Reclaiming Joy anthology

Following up on my post from a few weeks ago, I’m happy to announce that Stupefying Stories #25 is now available for purchase. SS#25 includes my “The Wawa Stick,” along with the stories listed below. I’m very pleased to see this story go out into the world, and to have […]

“The Wawa Stick” in Stupefying Stories

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