The Hawthorne Project

My wife Sarah and I wrote a short story together for this anthology. It is our first full collaboration. Our story is called The Hole Truth in the Yellow House. An excerpt from that story is at the bottom of this post. Edited, designed, and conceived of by Tara Caribou. The Hawthorne Project is published …

Reception by Kenzie Jennings REVIEW [on METASTELLAR]

My review of Kenzie Jenning's debut horror novel Reception is on Metastellar here. Here is an excerpt: [...] I didn't like the main character too much. This isn't a make or break it with me, but as time went on her snarky attitude and coarse understanding of the world allowed her honest moments with her …

The Poets Symphony

I am deeply honored to be included in this absolutely stunning collection. Featuring two of my poems "Bestial I Be" and "The Glow Conspires" as well as 30 other breathtaking points of view on the soul of music--don't miss out on this fantastic journey into the minds of several lyrical individuals. I have my copies, …

TWENTY TWENTY

Black Hare Press and I are pleased to announce that the Australian Bushfires Charity Edition paperback and ebook of Twenty Twenty is available to purchase. From the product description: Celebrating 100 years since the Roaring Twenties, come with us on a look back at the jazz era. Historical stories with dark and terrible twists - …

LUST

It is with great honor that I announce LUST: The Shameful Vice of Impurity (Seven Deadly Sins Book 2) is now up for pre-order here. This collection by Aussie publisher Black Hare Press holds my short story Little Man of Apartment No. 1610 and is very dear to my heart because of it. Let's just …

Two-Feature Showing at Meghan’s Harvest House of Books

I'm a day late in sharing this, but Meghan's Harvest House of Books is hosting an interview with me about storytelling and an article I wrote about no longer taking Halloween and holiday decorations for granted. The guest article I wrote is about a subject that is so dear to my heart now that I …

21st Century Freedom

My short story featuring a young body builder hell-bent on quitting his regimented lifestyle and living a new life of decadence is out now, serialized in 6 parts for Weird Mask Zine. Pretty excited about this story being published. It's a darkly comedic attempt at an R-rated Kafkaesque trip through a man's mind, and a …

The Time A Gun Was Aimed At Me

I have a story up at Weird Mask Zine about a time I got mugged during Halloween. Check it out here. -TDR

M Zine (featuring a story by me)

Hey y'all, I have been super fortunate to have my bizarro/transgressive short story, 21st Century Freedom, featured in the VERY 1ST issue of "M" -- a zine by Weird Mask creator, Matt Wall. My story is broken up in 6 parts, which will be featured in these ongoing issues as long as YOU buy them …

Genre: Urban Arts No. 8 Print

UPDATE 5-5-2021: I posted a reading of this poem on YouTube. Please check it out if you're so inclined. https://youtu.be/dmLAu0hnhc4 Finally got the No. 8 Print from Genre: Urban Arts, featuring my poem, I Am A Whore. Buy now before they run out!