“Three Paths to the Page”: An Interview with SOUTH Magazine

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This past summer during the rollout of The Sacraments of Blackgum Lake (Lethe Press), I had the opportunity to share a few thoughts with Amanda Stevenson-Holmes for her South magazine story, “Three Paths to the Page.” Our discussion dipped into my experience as an educator, but mainly focused on the tension between “day-job” obligations and artistic endeavors—how “friction fosters fiction.” Pick up a copy of the fall, 2026 installment of South at various locations on the southside of Indy, or read more here.

Announcing: PSALMS TO CINDERS: A Collection of Incantations

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I’ve been rearranging ways to make the announcement, but will be contented with the basics: I’m elated to disclose that Journalstone will publish my next book, Psalms to Cinders: A Collection of Incantations. This project will mark my fifth stand-alone book.

“The Bush Burner,” William S. Rice (1930)

With pieces possessing profiles in traditional horror, the weird, and surreal, Psalms to Cinders is a collection of eleven stories and one novella. If I’m throwing a mental dart at the release-range, it looks like December, 2026 will be the bullseye. I’m grateful to the creative crew at Journalstone for adopting this endeavor.