SANTA CRUZ WEIRD and more!

SANTA CRUZ WEIRD is coming! This new anthology brings you 18 short stories set against the weird and wondrous backdrop of Santa Cruz, California. The big launch will be at the Santa Cruz Art Center, on Sunday, September 16th at 6:30 p.m. Many of the authors, including moi, will be reading. There will also be … Read more

Upcoming Events!

My writing life is busy, busy, busy. Here’s something new, original, and fun–a playlist to accompany Santa Cruz Noir. Want to see/hear what song I selected to accompany “Miscalculation”? Here’s the link. Some of my upcoming events include: July 27th, my blog Black, Black Heart will appear on Mysteristas. July 28th, the e-version of Lostart Street, my novel of mystery, … Read more

Exciting News

After months of anticipation, SANTA CRUZ NOIR will finally launch at Bookshop Santa Cruz, Tuesday, June 19th, at 7pm. Or, buy it now. Kirkus Review gave this nice shout out to my story in SANTA CRUZ NOIR: “Though many of these stories are more interested in evoking a voice or mood than pursuing a plot … Read more

SANTA CRUZ NOIR is here!

Here it is, folks! Ready for pre-order. I’m so excited to have my story, MISCALCULATION, in one of Akashic Books’ famous noir series anthologies. The book launch will be JUNE 10th at Skylight Books in Los Angeles. I may or may not be at that event, but I will definitely be at the Bookshop Santa Cruz reading … Read more

Santa Cruz Noir

It’s somewhat official. The editors of Akashic Books’ upcoming Santa Cruz Noir, told me, “We love your story and are thrilled to include it in Santa Cruz Noir.”  I haven’t signed any “bottom lines” yet, but I’m still doing a happy dance. Santa Cruz Noir will join the long list of Akashic Books’ very successful noir series, which … Read more