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Hello there readers!

It has been a long while since I last blogged, and you may have thought I'd forgotten about all of you, but truth be told I have been buried under a long list of projects and have only just had a moment to come up for air.

One of the big developments has been the interest in getting my first novel, Age / Sex / Location, published.  I have been working with a great group of people who are encouraging the project and right now the only thing holding up the train is coming up with the capital to produce the book.  To learn more about this, check out my Kickstarter page here.

Another great piece of news is that a segment of my unpublished novelette, A Giraffe in the Room, is going to be coming out in the upcoming issue #4 of Periscope Magazine.  The issue is titled, "Grin and Bear It" and I'm very proud that my story of a man trying to make the best of a very uncomfortable situation has made the final cut.  I'm not sure what date the e-issue will release, but I'll be sure to let everyone know as soon as it is available!

Well, unfortunately that is all the time I have for show & tell for now.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and that your reading, writing and relationships are all in full bloom this summer!

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