Gail Burp, a rising alt-music star and wife of Dynamite Chicks singer Molly Mix, is agonizing over what to wear when she wants to honor a fallen punk friend at a nearby cemetery. Looking through her closet as she is in the throes of mourning brings back more feelings and memories than she bargained for. …
South Berkeley – A Short Story from my upcoming collection Short Songs
South Berkeley is a short story starring Gust, a supporting character of many of my novels and gutter punk extraordinaire. In this story, Gust makes an extra special edible purchase for her roommate and friends as she walked through the heavily gentrified South Berkeley, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is a …
Punk Cheerleaders and a Tween Invasion – An Excerpt from my latest novel Nobody’s Hero
The following is an excerpt from my newest novel Nobody’s Hero, the continuing adventures of Skye Wright as she wrestles with burgeoning fame, flaky musicians, junkies, and all of the other chaos that comes with a rock and roll life. In this chapter, The Dynamite Chicks play their kickoff show for their cross-country tour by …
Through Heaven and Hell – Full Circle with a True Woman of the World
Why would a recovering alcoholic and drug addict with more than twenty years of sobriety find himself making life plans with a fresh off the street junky who was trying to get her chaotic life together? An old Saint and an old Sinner getting together and making plans for the future? Because for more than …
Screamology – An excerpt from my latest novel Nobody’s Hero
The following is an excerpt from my newest novel Nobody’s Hero, the continuing adventures of Skye Wright as she wrestles with burgeoning fame, flaky musicians, junkies, and all of the other chaos that comes with a rock and roll life. In this chapter, Skye goes to see her MIA lead guitarist’s first show with her …
Stage Diving into Nobody’s Hero – Excerpt from my newest novel!
The following is the first two chapters of my newest novel Nobody’s Hero, the continuing adventures of Skye Wright as she wrestles with burgeoning fame, flaky musicians, junkies, and all of the other chaos that comes with a rock and roll life. Book four in The Rise and Fall of Skye wright series! Stage Dive …
My Christmas Tree – The Tannenbaum of Life Changes
“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.” – Mary Ellen Chase “There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.” – Hunter S Thompson My Christmas Tree I have a Chirstmas tree. It’s up and it’s decorated. I actually put it up late …
When Shane McGowan and his band appeared in one of my novels
Yesterday Shane McGowan, the singer of The Pogues, passed on. In my novel Stella Maris, my main character Skye stops by a random pub with a couple of punk hitchhikers, and they encounter a gang of boot boys playing The Pogues song A Pair of Brown Eyes, (One of my favorite songs ever,) to pay …
The Tour – A Sneak peak from my upcoming novel Nobody’s Hero
This excerpt is from my upcoming novel Nobody’s Hero, the continuation of my Rise and Fall of Skye Wright series. With the growing success of Skye Wright’s band The Dynamite Chicks, Skye has to keep her feet in two worlds: The corporate maw of the music industry and the chaos of a rock and roll …
Which Drugs to take when you Read my Novels
Most people like to have something to sip or eat while they read a book, especially if it’s a classic book or fantasy or Sci Fi. But reading literary fiction about crazy punks living wild rock and roll lives might prompt you to shy away from traditional fireside book reading fare. Here are my suggestions …