“Dollar Storing” Featured in Mad Swirl Magazine

It was my first trip to a dollar store anywhere, this one on Broadway, and she was aghast that I’d never been to one before. Dollar Tree was her idea of a darn good time. I was back in Knoxville after burning through money in Beverly Hills like Satan was after it. Had some good times, paying the price after. …

Surviving It All, Hidden Peak Review, February 15, 2024 (Scott C. Holstad)

New Short Story Featured in February 15 edition of Hidden Peak Review

I have a new story that is currently featured by the Hidden Peak Press (2/15/2024) and scheduled to appear in the next issue of the Hidden Peak Review: "Surviving It All." This is a fairly newish publishing company headed by some experienced professionals with real cred based in the greater metro-Denver area. They do a …

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Short Story (Flash Fiction) in New Winter 2024 Edition of The Bond Street Review

My short story, Phoenix AZ, 3 AM, is in the new Winter 2024 issue of The Bond Street Review. It's a piece of flash fiction, a genre I've been focusing on for the past couple years, getting about 30 stories published in 2023 and hoping for additional growth in that area for 2024. This issue …

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2 New Pieces Published in Misfit Magazine!

I have two poems titled "now" and "the groupie" that appear in the new Misfit Magazine No. 37, Winter 2024 edition just published. With the litmag scene dying more by the day, melding and merging to become general generic porridge, thank god there is still a mag like Misfit! If you're old school (I guess …

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My Year In Books: 2023

Every year I write an end-of-year post about my annual Goodreads Reading Challenge and the report titled My Year in Books. It's been an annual tradition for nearly a decade and it's that time of year! Fortunately for readers of this post, I don't have the time to write a longish analysis as I typically …

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