Those familiar with much of my fiction may recall I rely heavily on interior monologue. I often have to force myself to add dialogue. Well, here's a short story I wrote with the intention of using virtually nothing but dialogue exclusively, and I think it worked out pretty well! Titled Was Mother Dancing Dubious Dances?, …
Continue reading “Was Mother Dancing Dubious Dances?” published in The Piker Press
Poet, writer & author Scott C. Holstad reads a dirty realism short story titled "Premeditated" that was published in Bristol Noir magazine in August 2025.
I hope you all enjoy this short story. It's a bit over the top, but could it be true? Ah, that's not the point. It's Fiction, not NonFiction, right? Lemme know what you think because I'm thinking of some more similar stories if people like this one. Thanks. (And check out my YouTube channel because …
Continue reading Scott Holstad reads “Hollywood Party Scene(s)”
Mad Swirl is a great literary magazine that publishes quality short stories among other things. In 2024, they featured three of mine but this year I hadn't sent them anything until it was almost summer and as time elapsed, I realized I had sent them a story I had been experimenting with which some might …
Continue reading Mad Swirl Features my Short Story “Change Redux” This Week!
I said, “Asshole, admit you’re a fraud! Admit you can’t write! Admit you pay other people to write your crap. What, a bum on Skid Row? A middle school dropout? Are they even fucking literate? Do you even give a shit? How much do you pay ‘em? Tell me, TELL ME!!!”
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