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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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Wishing a happy Hanukkah to all who are celebrating. May you, your families, your friends, and your community find joy and peace during this holiday and in the year ahead.

With Thanksgiving Day less than 24 hours away, I want to take a minute to thank every one of you for all of the small but meaningful gestures: visiting the site since it went online a few months ago, checking out my books and stories and essays and all the rest,...

Got the official word from the organizers today. I’ll be among the small army of indie authors and small press publishers on hand at BookBash 2026 next April. Formerly known as the Indie Author Bash, the annual event is hosted by Pretty Good Books in Ashtabula, OH,...

I spent some time this past week emailing back and forth with Ed Catto, editor of RetroFan Magazine, discussing photography for my upcoming article about a popular toy from the late ‘60s — one that happened to be a personal favorite when I was turning five during the...