Published stories

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Published in South Dakota Review

"I live in Clear Springs, Utah, which sits on the very northern tip of a state governed by idiots. I don't mean that as political commentary but rather by-God constitutional law."

Published in The Dos Passos Review

"They never mentioned Kenny that final day. Harold had stopped talking altogether by then, and Ruth spent the remaining hours with whatever warm memories she cold summon, filtering out the darker chapters as she sifted through the years."

Published in Limestone

"We do this garage band, Skitch, T-Bird and me, only non of us have a garage so we go out to the old Kradd Mine and play."

Published in The Madison Review

Dear Sir,

I found your editorial attacking the tradition of tipping (July 2, 1960) tedious and dull, but worse, your entire premise was flawed. “Tips” could not possibly be, as you argued, an acronym for “To Insure Prompt Service.” Unless you find an underwriter who issues policies protecting one from shoddy waitressing, the proper word would be “ensure.” Are we to assume, then, it is “teps” you oppose?

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Published in El Portal

"I arrived at my cubicle this morning to find a security guard sitting back in my chair, feet propped up on my desk."

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Published in Flash Fiction Magazine

"I'm not sure exactly when I died. The decay was so gradual I never felt my own mortality slipping away. Bit by bit my Chimera devoured me. I wilted for so long that the transition into death wasn’t all that dramatic."

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https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2024/01/02/i-wanted-to-believe-so-i-believed/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Flash%20Fiction%20Magazine%20Weekly%20for%20%20TODAY&utm_campaign=FFM%20RSS%20Weekly%20Campaign&vgo_ee=b2XPhNBnKcTa9HK3jmKFnNZl9z%2FhYpgiUCf6IFupu7Xh%3A9JCl6fkyVLShktVIiUlAaADiHYkPf13S&fbclid=IwAR1eAD8H4WAllIkUf_8oqPEgIENo-F88tlg5WUCvvzqRLwPGGB0IareCi70 

Published in Wallstrait

 I'D HATE FOR THIS to get out, but I fear my writing is devouring me. Once upon a time, I made a name for myself in the world of short stories. I worked without limits in those days, writing everything from cultured to kitschy. 

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 https://www.wallstrait.com/fiction/id-hate-for-this-to-get-out-by-tom-mceachin

Published in Flash Fiction Magazine

 Mama said stay in the backyard to play because of the bad man around the corner. I had the red ball I got for my birthday but no one to play with, so I kicked the ball against the side of the garage. When it bounced back to me, I’d kick it again and again.  

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https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2024/07/16/bad-man-around-the-corner-3/