This story podcast episode features me reading “Egoless,” the tale of an unnamed boy who chooses to become an Islamic terrorist in first person. The story was published on a literary journal website in New Orleans, Louisiana weeks before the New Year’s Day Islamic terrorist attack on Bourbon Street. You can read “Egoless” here.
The third and final short story of my winter trilogy for Classic Chicago magazine—“Allegheny Lane,” which I read aloud here and described in this article—will be published this spring. This, too, is about a solitary boy.
Another new short story, “The Bus Stop,” which also concerns a boy, is scheduled for publication (stand by for an announcement in the near future). Besides my novel, I’m writing new fiction in short story form. I’m considering publishing a book of my short stories. To read advance previews of my fiction and be informed of investment and creative opportunities, become a Speakeasy subscriber to this podcast.
