Upcoming Book Event!
I'll be joined by two other local authors for an afternoon of readings and Q&A.
May 25, 2013
1300 - 1500
Staunton Public Library
1 Churchville Ave.
Staunton, VAHope to see you there!
I’ll be selling and signing books here on June 1!

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Tag Archives: Spy Flash
Friday Fictioneers May Day!
A busy writing week, this week. On Tuesday evening, I finished a year-long rewrite of my magnum opus, A Perfect Hatred. A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about heading in a new direction with it, but that was really an add-on … Continue reading
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Tagged A Perfect Hatred, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, magnum opus, Rory's Story Cubes, Spy Flash, Writing
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No Foolin’
Today, I could have played a major April Fools joke on the rest of you by “announcing” that I’d just been offered a six-figure advance and a multiple-book contract from one of the “Big Six.” I could have, but I … Continue reading
An Interview for SPY FLASH
Many thanks to Bill Thompson at The Bookcast for the opportunity to talk about Spy Flash and its two main characters, Mai Fisher and Alexei Bukharin. You can click here to listen.
The Year of Writing Constantly
At least that’s the way it felt, but that’s a good thing. About a year ago, I blogged about getting more serious about writing and establishing a writing work schedule that included developing new material, editing/revising WIPs, and submitting stories … Continue reading
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Tagged critique groups, critiques, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Rory's Story Cubes, Spy Flash, Writing, writing schedules
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Spy Flash Published!
Both the paperback and the Kindle version of Spy Flash are now available for sale at Amazon.com, so it was an exciting writing weekend for me here in the Valley, capped off by a nice mention of Spy Flash‘s publication in my … Continue reading
Spy Flash – Week 29
I must have a masochistic streak. I’m trying to keep up both Friday Fictioneers and Spy Flash stories while NaNoWriMo-ing. Three days in to NaNoWriMo, and so far, so good. The first two stories of the “second twenty-six” have been … Continue reading
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Tagged enhanced interrogation techniques, Flash Fiction, interrogation, Rory's Story Cubes, Spy Flash, torture
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Spy Flash – Week 28
I said you might get another Spy Flash story rather quickly, and never let it be said I’m not a writer of her word. (I think that might be a pun.) Week 28′s story, “Delicate Sensibilities,” is somewhat of a … Continue reading
Spy Flash – Week 27
In truth, week twenty-seven for the Rory’s Story Cubes Challenge was almost two weeks ago, but I’m not going to skip any. You may just see several Spy Flash 2 stories show up in a short amount of time. The … Continue reading




