Project Summary: The following is a chapter from my 2004 novel The Sage and the Scarecrow. At the moment, I am revising the chapters from this book into 3-4 page short stories for posting on my blogs and in literary magazines. If you are interested in reading the eventual completed revised edition of “The Sage … Continue reading →

Susan, Let me start off by saying that I’m aware that what I’ve done is absolutely awful. I know that I am an awful person. You may have already heard the voice messages I left you, but I thought I should write you this letter. I thought it might help you understand. You see, I … Continue reading →

I have recently posted a new chapter of “The Sage and the Scarecrow” on my Goodreads blog. Click the link below to check it out: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/18290056-sage-and-the-scarecrow– Continue reading →

I hate to do it, because I know that On the Road came first, I know it’s an iconic book that deserves its own space, but I have to compare the book with books that came afterward — Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, Into the Wild, and even Catcher in the Rye. … Continue reading →

The first time Chris saw the centipedes crawling out from under his bed, he was sure that it was all part of his imagination. Usually, during the night, he would close his eyes tight and try to make his bedroom turn into a jungle. But for the last few nights, whenever he closed his eyes … Continue reading →

Early in the morning, he can shake the apathy off his shoulder. The calm dullness of the morning sunlight beaming down on him, the momentum of his body as his feet hit the pavement, the feeling as his glasses bounce ever so slightly on his nose–it’s easy for it to fall off and die on … Continue reading →

Hey everyone, This rejection letter comes courtesy of my 2014 short story and essay collection entitled “Reejecttion”.   You can read and download the book for free right here: https://www.goodreads.com/reader/78743-reejecttion?return_to=%2Fbook%2Fshow%2F22874286-reejecttion Dear Mr. Clausen, I appreciate your recent submission to Laundromat Quarterly, the only literary journal distributed to Laundromats with the needs of Laundromat readers in … Continue reading →