"The Painted Desert" - new short story

 An older woman recounts a mystical trip she took to the Painted Desert in Arizona in the 1930s.

"Lobster Pomodoro" - new short story

 Addie has a disillusioning date with a creep who has sharp, pointed teeth - is he a vampire in disguise?

"The Cool Girls"- new short story

 In junior high school, a bunch of "cool girls" make life miserable for another student.

"New York City" - a new short story

 One winter in New York, the mysterious falling of a man off a subway platform disturbs Luka.

Publication of new brief memoir - "It's Only Rock & Roll"

ReadWrite Strategies Workplace Anthology Contest recently awarded me publication of my essay "It's Only Rock & Roll" in spring 2024, a story about working at a travel agency in the music business.