I’ve never been big on New Year resolutions. I’ve always found them gimmicky and contrived. In fact, I can’t even remember the last time I set a resolution just because a new year was approaching. Rather, I’ve seen daily life ...
Read More »A Christian-Shaped Hole in Literary Fiction
I’ll tell you a secret. I don’t like reading Christian fiction. That may sound strange to hear from an author who just released a collection of short stories riddled with Theological undertones. But it’s true. I find most of today’s Christian ...
Read More »Designing a Killer Book Cover
I don’t care what idioms say, people judge books by their cover. We are attracted to what is visibly appealing and we gravitate toward colorful or bold designs. When I was getting ready to publish Amidst Traffic, I set out ...
Read More »A Love Letter from Iraq
Words really do hold a magical power. I’m approaching my 5-year anniversary with my wife Heather at the end of this month, and I wanted to share with you all a letter I wrote her (by hand) while I was ...
Read More »Win a FREE Year Subscription to Whitefish Review!
One of the greatest joys a young or aspiring author can experience is getting published by an independent literary magazine. A few years ago, the Whitefish Review published one of my essays from Iraq. I was extremely proud to be published ...
Read More »How to respond to a negative book review
A few days ago, “Amidst Traffic” received its first negative, one-star review on Amazon.com The review pretty much went like this…
Read More »Request a FREE copy of Amidst Traffic
Due to the INSANE amount of requests for “Amidst Traffic” we cannot send a FREE copy to everyone who has contacted us. We have to limit our offer to those who intend on writing a thoughtful review of the book ...
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