by gcgadmin | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog
The novel, The Prison, I began in June last year, is approaching 200 pages. I am probably at the midpoint of the piece. Some have asked, so I wanted to give this update.
by gcgadmin | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog
With the resolution of technical problems with my website, I can now report upcoming publication of a new short story with the literary journal CONFRONTATION. This notable journal has published the likes of John Steinbeck, W. H. Auden, Joyce Carol Oates, Joseph...
by gcgadmin | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog
Today, early this a.m., I began a new novel. All I will say at this point is its title: The Prison. The idea came from a recent part-time job I accepted working in a private prison in the Mississippi Delta. The structure of the work will be different from anything...
by gcgadmin | Jun 21, 2014 | Blog
On Friday the 13th, Sandi and I had one of those rare, lucky moments. Following dinner at Trattoria Del Arte with my literary agent, Linda Langton, we crossed 7th Avenue and attended a concert at Carnegie Hall. Our dear friend, Alexander Markov, arguably the greatest...
by gcgadmin | May 28, 2014 | Blog
Ten Things I Wish Jesus Hadn’t Said will be published by Leafwood Publishers, an imprint of Abilene Christian University. I am to receive a $1500 advance. The book is scheduled for publication in August of 2015. This news arrived when I came back yesterday from...
Torched: Summer of ’64 is a finalist for the coveted Montaigne Medal of Fiction.
The Prison, Best Fiction award of 2020 from the Mississippi Library Association.