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Notes from the Underground

Notes from the Underground

The first installment of my extended interview on the Pulp Underground discussion forum is now live. Pulp Underground co-host Grace Ximenez and I spent almost the entire month of February and a few days in March making our way through a comprehensive Q&A series...
Short Notice

Short Notice

Just a Short announcement… Flinch Books, the small press publishing venture that I co-founded in 2015, will be a sponsor at this year’s ShortCon in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 6. Now in its third year, ShortCon is a one-day conference for writers of short crime...
Good Things in Small Packages

Good Things in Small Packages

March is National Small Press Month. It’s a 31-day acknowledgment of all the small press publishers and indie authors who offer a refreshing alternative to the oftentimes predictable content generated by the few monolithic publishing houses that dominate the...
In Memory of Gus McCrae

In Memory of Gus McCrae

Since the silent era in the early years of the 20th century, Hollywood has generated a seemingly endless parade of leading men and leading ladies, many of whom have become iconic in the decades since their passing. In parallel to this procession is an even longer line...
The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

No songwriter consciously sets out to write a standard. A song becomes a standard on its own over time, after it’s been recorded and re-recorded and re-interpreted by numerous artists specializing in various styles over the course of several decades or even...