Category: The Bridge on Beer River

New Flash Fiction Story “Gravity” in Down in the Dirt Magazine

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I’m thrilled to announce that my flash story “Gravity” dropped on Down in the Dirt Magazine!

Cover of Down in the Dirt Magazine, June 2025, featuring a colorful, abstract design with the title 'Testing the Darkness' and the publication details.

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A standalone story, “Gravity” features Curt, the struggling and wry narrator from my novel The Bridge on Beer River. In earlier drafts of the novel the story was part of Chapter 1, but I decided to begin the novel with Curt’s emerging romance with Chelsea.

Thank you to Janet K., the Editor of Down in the Dirt Magazine!

I always enjoy spending more time with Curt.

You can find more about The Bridge on Beer River HERE

More award buzz for The Bridge on Beer River

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Excited to share this update and particularly thrilled to see recognition in both the novel category and short stories.

The Bridge on Beer River was named a Finalist for the Feathered Quill Book Award for Short Story / Anthology: https://featheredquill.com/feathered-quill-book-awards-2024-winners/

Also, the novel moved up in the Chanticleer judging and was named a Semi-Finalist for the 2023 Somerset Book Award for Literary and Contemporary Fiction: https://www.chantireviews.com/2024/03/08/the-2023-somerset-book-award-semi-finalists-for-literary-and-contemporary-fiction/

Congratulations to the winning novels and all the fine books that entered!

Reading with Stranger Than Fiction in North Beach SF 2-4 pm Sunday 2/25

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Should be a beautiful day in North Beach on Sunday 2/25. Visit City Lights Bookstore, check out the Beats haunts, and join me at Specs Bar, 12 William Saroyan Place, San Francisco, CA 94133, 2-4 pm for the Stranger Than Fiction reading series with amazing authors Jason Bayani, Janis Cooke Newman, Alan Black, Dr. Michele DeMarco, and Ren Weber. Curated by Frances Stroh.

The Bridge on Beer River makes the 2023 Chanticleer Award Long List!

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Thrilled to see The Bridge on Beer River on the 2023 Somerset Long List for Literary and Contemporary Fiction.

https://www.chantireviews.com/2023/11/29/the-2023-somerset-cibas-long-list-for-literary-and-contemporary-fiction/

Congratulations to all the fine novels that made the list and best luck for the next stage of judging!

Join me for a virtual reading at 6 pm PST Tuesday November 14!

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I will be reading selections from The Bridge on Beer River and helping Sommer Schafer celebrate the launch of her amazing short story collection, THE WOMEN, from Unsolicited Press.

Find event information here: https://unsolicitedpress.com/events.html

Find more information on The Bridge on Beer River HERE