Published

My story "My Lover or My Husband" appears in the April True Story.

Published 3x

My stories "Cum Bumps," "Backdoorman," and "A Cock & Bull Story" appear in The Mammoth Book of Uniform Erotica (Robinson/Running Press). The the official release date apparently is next month, my copies arrived today.

Five

I finished and submitted my fifth short story of the year this evening. This one's a 4,900-word confession I started writing January 13, 2002.

Four

I finished and submitted by fourth short story of the year this morning. It's a 3,500-word confession I started writing October 20, 2012.

6

I received my 6th acceptance of the year a few days ago, but I forgot to post the news at the time.

Published: "Quarryville, Texas"

My erotic private eye story "Quarryville, Texas" appears in the just-published anthology The Private Eye Writers of America Presents: 50 Shades of Grey Fedora.

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Published

My essay "High on Gardening" appears in the March/April 2015 Texas Gardener.

5

I received my 5th acceptance of the year this evening, this time for reprint rights to a story first published in 1983.

3,4

I received my 3rd and 4th acceptances of the year. Both were for Mother's Day stories.

Three

I finished and submitted my third short story of the year this evening. This one's a 5,400-word Father's Day story I started writing on February 20, 2012.

Published 2x

My story "Love Lost and Love Gained" appears in the March True Story, and my story "Turning Trash into Treasure" appears in the March True Confessions.

The best thing I wrote today

I was replying to a letter from a Professional Writing student at my alma mater, and I wrapped up my many words of advice with:

No one will ever hand you a writing career. You have to earn it one word at a time.

Two

I finished writing and submitted my second story of the year. This one's a 1,700-word Mother's Day story.