Hell’s Heart
In Oakley, Florida, in 2005. Frank Jackson and Diane Ferguson are killed with a pipe wrench. The problem? Frank and Diane have no connection.
Requiem
There were times when my old man’s eyes went somewhere without him. Somewhere back to the black and white years. Cars with Moby-Dick fins, hair with enough grease to power a McDonald’s franchise. He was there now, slumped on my couch staring at a moist unopened can of Bud snuggled in his fist. An unopened…
On Behalf of President Bush
On behalf of President Bush, I would like to invite you to a luncheon at the White House on Tuesday, June 13, 1989. It’s not every day someone gets a letter from the President of the United States. To be honest, I wasn’t sure if this was legit or not. After all, Ralph Dunagin,…
The dog barks but the caravan moves on.
Thanks to Melissa for permitting me to step in. This is my first blog post. Yesterday on Instagram I saw a post that read, “The dog barks but the caravan moves on.” Although I’d never heard that, turns out it’s an old saying from the Middle East. Dogs barked as the caravan slowly plodded to…
Drawn and Buried Book Trailer Released
I am excited to share with everyone the premier of my book trailer for Drawn and Buried (this is my first novel and it is set in Orlando, FL). The story centers around veteran newspaper cartoonist Tim Ryder’s dance with a serial killer as he realizes that his cartoons look like the murder scene. Take…
TIM RYDER – protagonist
Meet Tim Ryder; he is an editorial cartoonist with equal doses of sarcasm, clairvoyance, and irreverence. He is the son of a retired cop, and he has seen a lot. Seven years ago he drew a cartoon series that earned him a Pulitzer prize but drove a presidential candidate to suicide and himself to drink…
Drawn and Buried
Political cartoons are suppose to tick people off not drive them to violence. Tim Ryder finds out the pen is not only tighter than the sword, but is the sword. Tim Ryder is trying to bury the past, but, it’s a stubborn corpse. Seven years ago he drew a cartoon series the earned him a Pulitzer, but drove a…
The Dark and the Dead
Haley McGlinn has a car trunk full of light bulbs and a purse full of flashlights. She has good reason to fear the dark. Five years ago she survived a vicious serial killer. When another murder shocks the city bearing the signature of Haley’s attacker she wrestles with her own questions as she finds herself…
Downhill Fast
Aging hit man Lou Braga is losing his touch. Bad back, cloudy eyes, and clogged arteries. The last job he took was a flat-out fiasco. In the world of contract killing, he’s gone from top notch to cheap joke. He’d be happy to kick back and live out his time smoking cigars and drinking scotch….
Simon Crumb and the Ghost of Blaine Street
There was a time when Simon Crumb didn’t believe in ghosts. That was before he accepted a dare by the school bullies to go into a haunted house for a selfie. There, he’s confronted by a vengeful spirit. He manages to escape. But as he races home on his bike, he realizes the ghost has…
