Short Stories

 

“Jejune Loon”: On the eve of a man’s wedding, a secret is revealed that threatens to change everything. To be published in a forthcoming edition of The Headlight Review

“The Monkey’s Got It”: An idyllic round of Caribbean golf is interrupted by a monkey, leading to other complications for the foursome. To be published in a forthcoming edition of INK Babies Literary Magazine

“Woman By The Lake”: A chance encounter with a woman by a canoer blown ashore leads him to an intense romantic vision as well as reflections on his life. Winner of the San Antonio Writers Guild’s award for best short fiction (2022) – Published in the May 16, 2022 edition of Fiction on the Web as a “Pick of the Month”

“Michelle, Ma Belle”: A New York Public Library employee wages two chess matches. A literal one against a fierce opponent and a figurative one with the girl of his dreams. Published in the April 10, 2022 edition of The Literary Yard

“Dowa Yalanne“: On an enchanted mesa, a young couple determine their destiny. To be published in a forthcoming edition of ZiN Daily

“Sister Zsuzsa“: In a Budapest hospital during the height of WWII, a lonely, frightened Jewish prisoner of the Hungarian labor camp system finds help from three angels on earth – Published in the April 2022 edition of the Jewish Literary Journal

“High Rise”: Two young women leave their small Pennsylvania town to live together in an urban high rise condo. Challenges immediately emerge, complicated by demons from the past – To be published in the 2022 Arzono Annual Anthology

“Silver Lake”: A youngster comes to terms with the drowning of his close friend – Published in the May 2, 2022 edition of The Whiskey Blot.