Signs and Symbols but in Vane...

My latest article is live at Macmillan's Criminal Element blog. 

Hardboiled, Surreal, and Bewitching

Hope you Blogger friends fans can spare some time to read my article, at Macmillan's Criminal Element, on one of my favorite writers. --DC

What I'm Working On...

My first collection of Cash & Miles short stories in three years. Almost done.

The Fall Creek Review

The Fall Creek Review is the beginning of something I think will be very special. A new webzine devoted to poetry, stories, art, and opinion edited by Cole Montegue. A very spare site at the moment, but I’m aware of what lies ahead and I think you are going to want to bookmark this page. By that first poem, well, maybe just me, but I feel The Fall Creek Review is off to an inspired start. Please stop by and drop a comment. It will be appreciated.

Flannery O'Connor Reads A Good Man is Hard to Find

Rare '59 audio: Flannery O'Connor reads "A Good Man is Hard to Find." Hat tip: Ed Lynskey.

Trails of the Wild

I've been working on TRAILS OF THE WILD for a few months and am happy to finally set it free. This eclectic western collection features six  short stories from the cutting edge talents of James Reasoner, Patti Abbott, Chuck Tyrell, Kieran Shea, Evan Lewis, and Matthew Pizzolato. Grounding the beautifully packaged book (thank you, dMix) is a new Cash Laramie novella by Wayne D. Dundee that gives new meaning to the moniker The Outlaw Marshal. TRAILS is available through Createspace or an eBook for the Kindle and print. By the end of the day I hope to have it in the Nook and iBooks stores. And Kobo follows in about a week.
I certainly hope you have as much enjoyment reading TRAILS as I did while putting it together. 

The Little Boy Inside and Other Stories

"The Little Boy Inside" was one of the premium short stories published at BEAT to a PULP. A toppermost of the pulpermost to slightly re-coin a Lennon saying. What genre is it? You read and tell me. Mr. Gray is one of those authors who has the ability to transcend the silly check points critics set up for us. Bottom line: Glenn Gray is a damn fine storyteller with a unique voice. Now he has a collection of his stories published from the notable Concord ePress that I very much recommend. Need a sample? Here you go ...

What I'm Working On

Legends ... the third volume of the Cash & Miles series. Here is the cover, so far...