Got a new short up at Dime Show Review called “It’s a Process.” Writing on a similar theme I did back in “The Sucker.”
Thanks Dime Show Review for having me! It’s a super sharp site.
Tag: Short Stories
’95 Degrees’ Published at Near to the Knuckle
Back in the ’90s, ambitious crooks in Orlando used to grind a caper on tourists that revolved around pizza delivery. They’d make up phony flyers for non-existent pizza joints, leave them on windshields in hotel parking lots, and wait for the unsuspecting tourists to order. Then they’d show up at their hotel rooms with an empty pizza box and the marks would just let them in.
That dated caper was the inspiration for this story, “95 Degrees,” published on the UK crime site Near to the Knuckle. Thanks for having me!
“One Gold Tooth” Published in Spinetingler Magazine
Spinetingler published my first crime story, “Gun Coven,” back in September 2014. I’m happy to return to the site years later with “One Gold Tooth” – a punchy short I wrote, hated, refined, hated, and wrote again.
“Erosion” in November Issue of Ghost Parachute
There’s a new literary mag out of Orlando called Ghost Parachute and I’m stoked to have a story in the November issue. “Erosion” is a departure from my usual crime output and started out as an exercise in indirect answers. Man, I dig indirect answers.
Anyways, the November issue is up now so CHECK IT OUT. Each story is accompanied by original art, which is really wicked. There’s a warm pencil drawing with mine that I like a lot.
“Fast Women & Neon Lights: 80s Inspired Noir” Anthology Now Available!
Wicked excited to have a story in this new anthology Fast Women & Neon Lights: 80s Inspired Noir, edited by the mighty Michael Pool. Featuring 18 bitchin’ tales of the ’80s, including my story “Alone Now.” Want to see what happens when two desperate burglars get trapped in a Foot Locker overnight with Tiffany blasting on repeat at deafening volume? Of course you do!
“Swans Mate for Life” Published by Akashic Books
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.
Patrick G. Cooper 