Some stories are humorous. Some a bit dark.
Many deal with the realities of every day life.
(M) indicates Mature content.
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Tensions flare when a family
must confront its tumultuous past.
Remington Review - January 2025
An immigrant family faces unforeseen hardships as they try to make a new life in America in the early 20th century.
Cape Magazine - December 2023
Could a mysterious chain of events be something more?
Possibly even an existential threat to humanity?
Auvert Magazine - October 2023
"Reflections can reveal truths or distort reality.
For Charlie Hubner, they do both."
Flyover Country - May 2023
Photographing something inexplicable
in Pennsylvania's coal country threatens
a recovering alcoholic's sobriety.
On-The-High Literary Journal - April 2023
A child's curiosity forces a woman to recall
a painful past she is trying to escape.
Drunk Monkeys - October 2022
A young woman visits her estranged mother
to confront a difficult past and an uncertain future.
Bodega Magazine - July 2022
Witnessing the personal impact of hate
spurs a factory worker to take action.
Dove Tales - Writing For Peace - August 2020
A man unexpectedly walks out of his home one evening,
leaving his family to wonder if he’ll return - and when .
Only time will reveal the truth.
Goat's Milk Magazine - July 2020
A man returns to his childhood home
and the painful memories it holds.
Paterson Literary Review - Issue 47 - 2019
Set in rural Scotland, this cautionary tale chronicles how far
a desperate mother will go to feed her children.
Littapes - June 2018
A fast car, a carefree woman, and a trip to
an amusement park make for a night
to remember for one teenager.
Dime Show Review - December 2017
A group of mysterious musicians come to the aid
of a nomadic tribe besieged by the forces of evil.
SQ Magazine - April 2015
A French emigre becomes the muse to Welty, Fitzgerald,
Hemingway, Faulkner, and Hollywood screenwriters.
Opiate Magazine Volume 4 - Winter 2016
Because of an unexpected revelation
an adolescent girl faces an uncertain future.
The Sock Drawer - October 2020
In The Clear (M)
A lighthearted tale about a competitive couple,
a mountain trail, and enjoying nature
in all its naked glory.
The Furious Gazelle - February 2018
A teenager goes missing and all eyes are
on the mysterious Latham Sisters - again.
Potato Soup Journal - March 2021
Asylum
Trying to to escape violence in their home country,
a woman and her son seek asylum in America.
Their story is prescient of actual events.
Scintilla Magazine - August 2018
In the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War
a soldier must decide between loyalty and humanity.
Copperfield Review - July 2016
The harrowing tale of a family trying to survive
the Bosnian Civil War in the 1990s.
Ilanot Review - August 2018
One man's search for redemption
takes him far from his home and his painful past.
The Quiet Reader - Inaugural Edition - September 2020
A road trip, a pack of cigarettes, and a chilling admission
make the future uncertain for this couple.
The Winnow - Inaugural Issue - Winter 2018
A lowly immigrant faces death while
paying tribute to his daughter.
Scarlet Leaf Review - July 2017
Exteroceptive
The much-maligned proprietor of an antiques shop
possesses a unique skill that is not always used for
honorable purposes.
HCE Review - August 2018
A seemingly minor change in a man's
morning commute upends his life.
The Regal Fox - March 2018
An automobile accident reunites two people
who share an intertwined past and now
possibly a future.
Apeiron Review - July 2020
A young boy accompanies his great-grandparents to
their birthplace only to discover it is the journey,
not the destination, that is important.
Jonah Magazine - June 2016
A stranger asking disturbing questions
leads to the unexpected.
Terror House - May 2019
After a late night visit to a so-called"gentlemen's club,"
a stalker becomes the stalked.
Mystery Tribune - October 2018
A truck driver explains the challenges he faces
from those who would dare ride beneath
tractor trailers heading cross country.
El Portal Journal - Spring 2018
The familiar floral aroma transports a man back
to the day he encountered the woman
he would marry.
Burnt Pine Magazine - November 2017
Two immigrants from opposite sides of the globe
meet in Alaska and form a lifelong friendship.
The Coil Magazine - November 2021
Additional Published Work
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