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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...
Out with the Auld

Out with the Auld

As the final hours of 2025 wind down, I’m reminded of one or two writing projects on this year’s to-do list that didn’t make it across the finish line as planned. But rather than waste a good holiday thinking about unfinished business, I choose to focus on what did...
Christmas Greetings

Christmas Greetings

Warmest wishes for a joyous holiday to all who are celebrating. Hang your stockings by the chimney with care. Light a candle. Sing a yuletide hymn. Honor the past, hope for the future, and have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
Flinch Books: A Suitable Decade

Flinch Books: A Suitable Decade

My friend and fellow Ohio writer Jim Beard and I have spent the past year celebrating the tenth anniversary of Flinch Books, the small press we co-founded in 2015. Flinch has been, among other things, the home of my Midnight Guardian series and Jim’s Sgt. Janus...