The July (and June) Roundup, because this was a crazy two months here at MEF. So many stories, so little time. Six stories went live in June and July, not to mention a new ‘Zine and a brand new collection of dark fiction. Whew! For those of you, my Lovely Readers, who missed a few, let’s roll out the lariats and rope them doggies!
My dark literary story Gone Michael was published in the June 2023 Issue of the print journal Sequoia Speaks. Gone Michael tells the story of a lonely shepherd who denies his past, buries himself in his solitary daily routine, and still cannot escape the ghosts of his family.
My flash story Look Away, published online by In Parentheses. Look Away tells the tale of Western travelers, India, and a beggar girl. This is not a comfortable travel story. This is a collision.
My irreverent flash story Warts was featured in the Bullshit Lit Anthology.02. W00T! Warts tells the tale of two old codgers living in the Sonoran desert, and the psychotropic toad that threatens their relationship. Fun stuff, Maynard. Plus, who doesn’t love a journal named Bullshit Lit?
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Here we go! Two stories and a plug for the great ‘Zine Hotch Potch, of which I am a founding and contributing editor. Ready, set…
My short story Geese and Grasshoppers is featured in the Hotch Potch Volume Two Issue One. W00T! Geese and Grasshoppers tells the tale of a young Burmese city boy whose parents send him to the countryside to keep him safe. Little Zaw Win is hidden from the repressive Tatmadaw, but now he battles loneliness and a big, mean goose.
My story Longing Uncaged is also featured in the Hotch Potch Volume Two Issue One. Longing Uncaged tells the tale of a young woman. a dead grandmother, and a confused songbird. This story was based on a prompt by the artwork of Iumi Richard-Crow.
Hotch Potch…
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Last but not least, my short story Word Double Cross is featured in the new literary ‘Zine The Rumen. Word Double Cross tells the tale of a conceptual private investigator who strays into the concrete only to regret it. The genre is literary fiction wherein noir gets strange.
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