David Hogan's Blog

Toward the end of Harper Lee’s classic novel, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ when the rape trial of Tom Robinson has concluded and Atticus Finch is walking toward the exit, Reverend Sykes instructs Scout, Atticus’ daughter, to rise. “Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father’s passin’,” he says. Robinson, an innocent Black man, has just been … Continue reading "The Passin’ of Jimmy Carter"

Not everyone is who they claim to be in this extremely clever and hilarious modern high-school adaptation (with a female lead!) of the classic Oscar Wilde dual-life comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. Jean Worthing isn’t fully satisfied with East High School and becomes a “bi-schoolerist,” creating the fictitious persona Verity so she can attend East … Continue reading "‘The Value of Verity,’ just published by Pioneer Drama."

My short story, ‘Love Too Soon,’ was the 2nd place winner (again) in the 2022 San Diego Public Library Short Story Contest. You can find the details and read the story here. As always, my novel is available here: Hear Us Fade

Is love even possible in a sun-drenched, surf-side city at this late stage of American capitalism? A work of flash fiction in OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters: Love Too Soon My latest novel is available here: Hear Us Fade

A new article about my latest novel in the La Jolla Light.

Audio excerpt from Hear Us Fade

Entertaining and provocative black comedy presents a haunting view of the near future in a single day.

Plays aren’t being produced much these days, but they are being published. So here’s my latest, a short comedy about errant parachutists in The Good Life Review. It’s funny. I promise. Fore — The Good Life Review As always, my novel is available here: The Last Island

Another comedy piece is up at Points in Case. Check it out: And as always, my novel is available here: The Last Island

ACT I An apartment. A couch. Evening. Eddie sits on the couch, trying to take off his face mask. He gives up, exhausted, tries again. Enter Walt. EDDIE:   Nothing to be done. WALT:   I’m beginning to come around to that opinion. Get up so I embrace you. EDDIE:   Six feet! WALT:   Yes. May … Continue reading "Waiting for Vaccine"