First, I would like to say thank you for your patience. I know I have gone MIA over the last year, but I have still been writing more than ever, just not a lot of it has made it to Substack. So I wanted to give an update.
I recently received back the edits on my novel Medicine Woman and have commissioned a cover. This will likely be the first novel that I publish. It follows a mountain man named Levi Thurston as he stumbles headlong into a war between the Blackfoot and Crow tribes. Expect more to come as I pick a release date, struggle through writing back cover copy, solidify the cover, and figure out how to start publishing.
Pulp Contest Runner Up
I also participated in the Pulp Fiction Contest for Man’s World magazine and I was honored to have my Vietnam War Horror story chosen as one of three to be published. It should be available in Man’s World sometime in October.
New Fiction
I also submitted a short story to The Double Dealer which was recently published in their thirteenth issue. This story follows a young man who has been cheated on, and is subsequently drawn into conflict with a mysterious biker gang that call themselves The Sons of Chiron. This is my first paid short, and I couldn’t be happier for it to have been with the folks over at The Double Dealer.
The issue is available for purchase here: The Double Dealer Issue 13
Going Forward
The last year has been busy. I am working on finishing a BFA in Creative Writing, which will be my second degree. Graduation is set for October. It has been a significant amount of work, and I will be happy to have completed it, and happier to be done with it. At some point, I may write an essay on what I thought of the experience, the pro’s and con’s, and whether its worth doing (its not, unless you have some portion of GI Bill gathering dust).
Up to this point, I have primarily published fiction on Substack. I plan to continue doing that, as I write more shorts, but I will also be branching out a bit, with novel and movie reviews, author updates, and the occasional essay like the one last week (The New Western Myth).
Again, thank you for subscribing, and all of your support! I could do none of this without you the reader.
Talk about being productive! Wow, thoroughly impressed -- or as they'd say in some Western movies: "That's awful powerful stuff!" Looking forward to reading your stories and congratulations on all your many successes in writing!
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Awesome. Majorly looking forward to more from your pen.