I have started working on finalizing THE SOUND OF MADNESS to be self-published. I originally wanted to have it self-published in January, but it didn’t feel right so I kind of pushed it aside. […]
BARFLY: Now Available in Paperback and for Kindle
Well, it finally happened. I published BARFLY. It wasn’t through traditional means. I didn’t find an agent who found me a publisher who gave me a book deal. I am self publishing it. […]
Validation
Today in the 30 Day Writing Challenge, I was going to post a poem, but I got the tweet below and decided to write about something else: validation. As a writer, you […]
Barfly: Music Playlist
This was the soundtrack to Barfly Barfly by Ray LaMontagne This song truly inspired the first chapter of the book. I was listening to the song and watching the rain fall outside. […]
Barfly: Chapter Twenty-Four
“I am not wearing this dress,” I said and walked into my living room. Walsh let out a slow whistle. “Gross, you’re my brother.” “It does look good on you,” Mika added. […]
Barfly: Chapter Twenty-Three
“Are you sure you want to do this?” Walsh asked. I shook my head. “Of course I’m not,” I answered, “but I have to.” He nodded and pushed the bundled stack […]
Barfly: Chapter Twenty-Two
I did write Stellan that letter like the cab driver suggested. I folded it up, put it in an envelope, and placed it on my kitchen counter. It’s now two weeks […]
Barfly: Chapter Twenty-One
After seventy-two plus hours of not hearing from Stellan, I hauled my ass to a bar with Mika so I could sit and wallow in the comfort of a martini glass. […]
Barfly: Chapter Twenty
“You’ve reached Stellan. Leave a message and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.” Sighing, I hung up the phone and dropped it onto the counter of my […]
Barfly: Chapter Nineteen
I sat up and stared at my phone into the wee hours of the morning. I had spent ninety percent of that time shedding tears in sadness and in anger. I […]
Barfly: Chapter Eighteen
I stood in Stellan’s kitchen quietly stirring a sauce he had tasked me with while he was pounding away at a carcass of pour cow. “You know that piece of meat […]
Barfly: Chapter Seventeen
“Well hell,” Walsh said. “Well hell?” I asked into the receiver. “That doesn’t sound very exciting and it doesn’t sound like you’re happy for me.” “I’m completely happy for you baby […]
