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Pawn Part II (A Friday Read)
A pawn shop standoff where the past won't stay dead
Nov 6
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To Live And Die In L.A. (Literary Anxiety)
A story of successfully landing an agent only to die on submission
Nov 3
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October 2026
Pawn Part I (A Friday Read)
A pawn shop standoff where the past won't stay dead
Oct 30
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Listen Your Way Into Stories
Music is a great source for creative inspiration
Oct 27
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Galaxie Under The Stars Part II (A Friday Read)
Desperation, stupidity, violence, and friendship
Oct 22
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Love As A Means To End With Crime
Every crime story is a love story? Maybe not all of them, but a lot of mine are.
Oct 20
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Galaxie Under The Stars Part I (A Friday Read)
Desperation, stupidity, violence, and friendship
Oct 16
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Fictionalized Settings
How I decide (or struggle to decide) on whether to use real places in my stories or fictionalized versions of them
Oct 13
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Diminishing Returns Part II (A Friday Read)
The conclusion of Finnegan McGrath’s prohibition era gamble
Oct 9
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Don’t Just Read Widely, Watch Widely
Cinema is a wonderful vehicle for creative inspiration
Oct 6
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Diminishing Returns Part I (A Friday Read)
A prohibition deal, an economics lesson, and the last days of the Old West
Oct 2
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September 2026
Why Coming of Age Crime Stories Work So Well
Be young, be a criminal...or just write about them
Sep 29
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