In the Dark Yonder

My short story, TOOTH, appears in the new issue of Dark Yonder magazine.

It's the first new work I've published since TROUBLE TOWN, nearly three years ago. Part of that hiatus was an intentional break, part of it was the demands of family and medical stuff and getting older. I think of myself as retired these days, but I got this story in my head and it wouldn't leave me alone.

TOOTH is the tale of a collections agent, a man who works with his fists, when he must choose between his boss' smart-mouth son and his dentist. And we all know how hard it can be to find a good dentist!

It's part of a stellar lineup in Dark Yonder Issue 6. Check it out here!

Happy birthday, Bubba!

This month marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of LONELY STREET, the first novel starring bumbling Albuquerque private eye Bubba Mabry.

LONELY STREET was my first published book, and it remains my best-seller over the years. It was initially published in 1994 as a mass-market paperback by Pocket Books. Thanks to small presses and the advent of easy self-publishing, I've kept it in print one way or the other since.

In 2008, LONELY STREET was made into a Hollywood comedy starring Jay Mohr, Robert Patrick and Joe Mantegna. I spent a couple of days on the set while they were shooting the movie, and the whole experience was a lot of fun.

Bubba Mabry has been featured in 10 of my books over the years and we consider him family now. 

I'm up to 34 published books now, but I (and this blog) have been on hiatus for the past few years. I recently wrote a short story and got it accepted by a magazine, so I'm still writing, but I'm enjoying semi-retirement, too. The family bookstore, Organic Books, keeps us busy, and there's always so much reading to do!