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Novels:

Von Lagerhaus – Crack head Rawanzel Johnson got as high as she could. TV newswoman Karen Dawson ran a red light. Poof – and they’re both far from home, on a trail in the wilderness. Soon there are eleven people, friends and strangers, led by the same mysterious handwriting to the same destination. Sore feet, strange music, pain, lust, doubt. Is this the road to heaven?

See John Play – Everyone wants a piece of struggling golfer John Kaminski – his lucky lady, the old-school Cincinnati underworld, and Connie, the man-melting woman to whom he’s married.  His stunning triumph reaps sudden wealth, flying bullets, and death.  Now the real game begins, as a strong woman with every reason to leave her undeserving husband instead hatches a plot to risk her own life for him.

Translucence – Soralicz did not ask to become the general of the smallest, most powerful military force on the planet. The earnest if unspectacular scientist can save millions of lives and restore peace to his solar system – if he can keep them from fighting each other; and if he can deal with his brilliant, beautiful, not-so-available femme fatale.

Short Stories:

The Nintendo Savior - Cadillac Wilkinson’s neighbor Gary has an unusual idea about how to prevent a repeat burglary during his family’s next trip out of town.  But he’s making the “crazies” at Cameron Indoor, one of college basketball’s most hallowed halls, quite uneasy.
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Nailed – ‘Tis the season – for a different kind of holiday story.  If you think you don’t understand what Christmas is about, get a load of this Narrator!
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Starbucks on King – Is she or isn’t she a blood relative?  Does he have the guts to ask?

The Sketcher – An impatient narrator, a wedding, and a hardscrabble woman with a hauting gift.
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Sandwich and Fries – All Evan asks when he stops at the fast-food place is the ability to order off the menu.  There’s only one problem – it’s Tuesday.

The Sale - Jake Depwitz managed to grow his business from half a dozen to over four hundred employees, and today is the day for payback – and the last opportunity he’ll have to reconsider.
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The Warrior’s Life – A Green Beret  in the mountains of Afghanistan encounters an unforgettable life-and-death situation.
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Signature Work – Kipling Thomasello and his girl Denise are an offbeat couple who’ve moved in near Times Square and get mixed up in an unlikely adventure.
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Driver Down – Daydreaming of Reese Witherspoon while driving a heavy delivery truck on a busy interstate in a bad storm is a lousy combination that for Stan Cheesman, just might work out okay.

Casting Call – A posse of characters from a writer’s life, including one unwelcome, univited guest, take control of the meeting he’s called them into.

Father Rich – During the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s the world was changing rapidly.  For some who grew up then, men like Father Rich and his message have withstood the test of time.
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Fierce-Looking – One night at the Officer’s Club, one of the “ground pukes” decided to stand up against the flyboys and their dangerous antics.

A Cut Above – A do-it-yourselfer learns that just because you can give yourself a buzzcut, you’re not ready to open a salon.

October Claws – Patty thinks she’s going to confide some workplace fears to Estelle.  But during their power lunch, she realizes the biggest threat might be sitting across from her.

Essays:

Busting out of Buffalo – For all of my fellow Rust Belt ex-pats who secretly – or not so secretly – wish that the cities and towns of our youth were still thriving, still vital, still our homes.
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