I love Akashic Books’s regional noir series. Their first Boston Noir anthology is a classic in my book and at the release party during the Boston Book Fair, I got to meet Dennis Lehane, which was tremendous for me. And I never washed my hand again.
Anyways, Akashic published my shortie “Swans Mate for Life” as part of their “Mondays Are Murder” series. It’s about a guy trying to steer his own life while steering a swan boat at Orlando’s Lake Eola.
Bit late posting this one because I just moved 1,000 miles to southeastern PA. Flash Fiction Magazine posted my quickie ‘Jawbone’ on July 25 and their summary of it is real good, so I’ll just let them take it away:
“Two men burying a man near a river come across an animal’s jawbone, which becomes the symbol of the unspoken bond between husband and wife, reaching beyond wedding vows.”
Read it HERE. I’ve got another flash coming out August 15, then I think I’m done with the quickies for a while. Got three longer ones in the pot and now that the move is over, it’s time to finish em up. Take it easy.
Patrick G. Cooper 