Hey, everyone,

Just wanted to drop in and let you know about some cool stuff that’s been taking place around here. There’s been some pretty significant happenings in the writing dept., for sure. But there’s also plenty of visual stuff to take a look at: new merch designs are up for grabs, as well as a shirt design for WESTERN SETTINGS, a logo for ROSE QUARTER RECORDS, a new VERMIN ON THE MOUNT poster, and more. Check it out, let me know what you think.

Meanwhile, in the writing world, here’s an update on current events:

I sold my second novel, Smoke City, to Meerkat Press. Look for a publishing date of Jan 2018. I’m beyond thrilled; as we’ve worked together towards getting The Mercy of the Tide into people’s hands, they’ve shown to be an amazing, motivated, dedicated publisher willing to work their asses off for their authors.
I finished the first draft of my new novel last week. Clearly, there’s tons of editing and revisions ahead, but after spending the previous year writing a book that I was desperately unhappy with, I finally shelved it and wrote this thing in four months. All told, it’s the most complete, non-fucked up first draft I’ve ever written. I just finally had to admit I like writing weird books.
My short story “Dunsmuir” was included in the newest issue of December Magazine. Particularly proud because, while this was one of my favorite stories I’d written, it was rejected 18 times over a period of 2+ years before it landed a home with December.
My short story “Yes, We Are Duly Concerned With Calamitous Events” was published in the newest issue of Phantom Drift; the editors were also kind enough to nominate it for a 2017 Pushcart Prize.
I’ve been asked by the folks at the music website rebelnoise.com to begin writing a monthly column. Mostly covering politics because, you know, shit’s pretty much coming undone right now. Here’s my first one, in which I discuss the appointment of racist lunatics to Drumpf’s Cabinet, Y2K as a somewhat apt analogy, AK47s, and not falling for the sleight-of-hand that’s taking place right in front of us.
The Mercy of the Tide made John Dufresne’s (Love Warps the Mind A Little) Suggested Reading list. Big honor, since it’s among powerhouses like LeGuin and Chekhov and whatnot.
The Mercy of the Tide’s still thankfully garnering some solid reviews on Goodreads, and it’s available for preorder at Amazon. Official release is Feb. 21st, 2017.

Thanks for checking in! As always, if you need any illustration work done, would like to purchase on the designs in the Available Designs section, or want to talk about book stuff, please shoot me a line.

Catch you on the flipside.