the book that started it all

i first started working on what would eventually become 'the ring around the rose' for a creative writing class when i was 16 years old. the story was much shorter, of course, but even then i knew that more was going to happen to declan and dyomee - not all of it good - and that there was a huge cast of characters involved, waiting in the wings.

now you can hold the first paperback of the first part of the story in your sweaty little hands, and for just $9.95.

shameless hucksterism, of course, but it all comes down to that, in the end... even waldo's hat.

nerd girls go 2 hell

nerd girls go 2 hell, a comedy/supernatural/murder mystery, is now available in paperback from amazon.

it's good for holding down bleach blankets, work papers, and keeping people from seeing the porn on your screen when they walk into your room unexpectedly.

free 1st chapter: rest stop

Rest Stop is my 3rd novel, set in a fictionalized version of my hometown of PoHo, just as Red/Nerd Girls Go 2 Hell was. What follows is the unedited Intro and 1st chapter. I hope that you like it.

ALWAYS OPEN WITH A JOKE

A drunk gets up from the bar and staggers to the men’s room. A few minutes later, a loud, blood-curdling scream is heard. A few minutes after that, another horrific shriek. The bartender runs to the men’s room door.

"Cut that shit out!” he shouts. "You're scarin’ my customers!"

From inside the bathroom: "I'm just sittin’ here on the crapper! Every time I try to flush, somethin’ comes up and squeezes the hell out of my balls!"

The bartender opens the door.

"You moron! You're shittin’ in the mop bucket!”