February was a hectic month, and March is shaping up to top it. I'm trying to finish
Bitter Water Blues, as well as a short story for an anthology, by mid-month. This, along with part-time teaching while trying to find more work, family stuff and the day-to-day drudgery that comes with winter in Maine, makes it seem like spring is a hell of a long way off.
I've been reading less than usual, but have found time for
The Blade Itself by
Marcus Sakey,
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini,
Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse, the latest issue of
Asimov's Science Fiction and a re-read of
Victor Gischler's Suicide Squeeze. Sometime next week, I should be able tear through
Ken Bruen's Cross (thanks to my friend Ellen) and the new
Crimespree.
Forthcoming work:
My poem "Daddy Fat" will be in the Winter/Spring issue of
Off the Coast.
My short story "Bank Job" will appear in the Spring issue of
Spinetingler Magazine. It's a revised version of a flash fiction piece that first appeared in
Flashing in the Gutters a couple of years ago.
The debut issue of
The Lineup: Poems on Crime will feature my poem "110 M.P.H. in a Stolen Pickup," along with fine work by writers like Daniel Hatadi, Sandra Seamans, Richie Narvaez and Ken Bruen. You can get more details on
The Lineup blog.