In Print
Short Fiction
(writing as “Gary J. Freeshell”) (2026)
Featured in Miscreant Media Anthology, Vol. 1. Tinkers with a low-brow Reddit shower thought, presented by way of a guy in his pajamas pitching a story to an academic journal.
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Novellas
What Happened to Stumpy
Something stinks at the dog spa and it’s not the plastic fire hydrant. Terry, a 40-something security guard who looks like a roadie for Dokken, and Max, a hate-filled Pekingese with a mini cam in his eye socket, are at the forefront of an investigation that unwittingly exposes an underbelly in the pet service industry for which no one was prepared.
Activator
An offbeat story about a “revenge perm” that sparked a lasting feud between a small-town preacher running from gambling debts and the hairdresser who brandished the curling iron.
Easy Go
As an honorary judge of the Midwestern Review fiction contest, Margaret Lane Palmer has a lot on her plate. She damn sure doesn’t have time for the bizarre contraption that Becky, a writer’s group hack, just invented in her kitchen. But, as Margaret Lane Palmer will soon learn, the invention doesn’t care if she’s busy.
Short Fiction
Goodbye, Oliver
Captures a snapshot of a young couple at a crossroads, grappling with pending news at sunup that could determine the remaining course of their lives. …That’s if the cops allow them to see the sunrise together.
Under Construction
Transistor (Novel)
A coming-of-age story about a skate rat kid in a southern city in the 90s. He makes ends meet as a broker between prep school kids and the party houses in the city’s underbelly. (Until things go sideways.) Think The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys meets Hold Steady lyrics, with a dark humor bent.
Tin Minny (Novel)
Ever seen the movie Waiting? It’s like that, but with Chinese food delivery drivers, set in the urban South.
