No Tricks. Just Treats

For the past two weeks I’ve been working myself into a frenzy, cleaning up the manuscript for my third book, Raising Lazarus. Now, it’s in the capable hands of my editor (please be gentle, Gary!), so for the next few weeks I’m going to be working on a couple of short stories.

A Short Story Feast (plus a novel treat)

I’M CURRENTLY HOSTING a short-story promotion in association with the guys over at Instafreebie. There are over 150 free titles to choose from across virtually all genres – something for even the most picky of readers.

Endurance

WHAT LENGTH THE sentence to endure, how deep the suffering, silent, sure Incumbents bound in moral plight, that’s love in a loveless marriage Silent suffering, keeping face, public blackmail, the disgrace In breaking up this pointless juncture, that’s love in a loveless marriage

The Journey

I felt a gentle tug at my elbow, startling me from a fitful sleep. The overnight train journey connecting Seattle to San Francisco had been largely uneventful. I’d spent most of the evening counting the number of decrepit abandoned buildings dotted along the railway line, and watching fields whizz by, as dusk settled on the […]