Gary the Four Eyed Fairy and Other Stories

Yay. My new book Gary the Four-Eyed Fairy and Other Stories received another 5-star review today on Amazon. The review also helped the book crack Amazon’s 100 top-ranked short story collections at #89. Very exciting.

5.0 out of 5 stars: A Literary Achievement!

I just finished, Gary, the Four-Eyed Fairy and think it’s brilliant. It is literary genius! Although written with a fair amount of humor, the stories within these pages have a chilling darkness to them that compel us to stop and think about life…the many decisions we must face when growing up, chances that are lost, and paths we take that have life-changing consequences.
These stories are deftly penned, precisely edited and, for me anyway, profoundly thought-provoking. Kudos and praise to this man’s story-telling abilities. I am in awe.

Gary, the Four-Eyed Fairy and Other Stories

A Day at the Beach: In Memory of Joe Mundo

A short story that I wrote for my late brother, Joe Mundo,  was published today at The Journal of Cultural Conversation. It’s just one of many creative and cathardic projects my mother and I are doing together to address my brother’s death in positive ways.

My goal with this site and LA Books Examiner is to create a kind of literary world of which I’d like to be a part. Normally I write about books and poetry and authors and how these things and people affect our community, lives and our writing. This story I wrote is a little different than that, but the goal is the same. I hope you will take a few minutes to read the story and share in this goal.

The story is called A Day at the Beach and is available at the Journal of Cultural Conversation.