Anthologies | Short Stories
Sep.12.2011
A mystery anthology, including my short story, Red Flagged, in which Homicide Detective James T. Kirkland gets more than he bargained for when he tries to do his ex-wife a favor.
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Sep.11.2011
Red Velvet and Absinthe explores love and lust with otherworldly partners who, by their sheer fantastical nature, evoke passion and desire far beyond that which any normal human being can inspire. Although the greats such as Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, and Daphne du Maurier are long dead,...
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Jun.01.2009
War can be an awful thing. It can take something as pure as young love and turn it into little more than a commodity. When lovers born on opposite sides of a centuries long hatred are forced into a union to build a half-hearted truce, a foolish choice, a rash decision made for the most honorable...
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Mar.24.2009
Flash fiction is generally recognized as being fiction under a thousand words - the perfect length for a coffee break - but despite its appeal as a quick read, it is not simplistic. Quite the opposite; it can and should be one of the most demanding literary forms, with a need for perfectly crafted...
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May.27.2008
This touching collection of more than sixty moving letters celebrates the very special gift of a mother's love. Written by people of all ages and backgrounds in appreciation of the mothers who inspired, loved, and nurtured them, these letters confirm that there's nothing like the special bond...
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Apr.16.2008
In April 2007, a group of men pulled seventeen-year-old Du’a Khalil Aswad into a mob. They proceeded to stone and beat her to death, a supposed “honor” killing for allegedly falling in love with a man of a different faith. Several camera phones recorded the entire incident from the front row, and...
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Mar.10.2008
Opium recently had a sit-down with a book agent. Wetried, unsuccessfully, to spark unpretentious chatter about thestate of modern literature. The agent politely listened as weprattled on about podcasts, literary death matches, and estimatedreading times in our willfully ADD nation. When we...
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Mar.10.2008
AFTER THE LAUNCH of Opium3, we left New York. We were tired of drinking too much, of staying up too late, of consuming endless quantities of Original Ray’s Pizza and peach-flavored Chupa Chups. Our sleep was jittery, our mornings achy and muddy-minded, our moods a far cry from steady. Opium was...
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Mar.03.2008
A Ghost at Heart's Edge is a groundbreaking literary anthology of adoption. While there are many nonfiction books available on adoption, A Ghost at Heart's Edge is the only book which contains adoption literature, in the form of short stories and poetry. Written by both well-known and novice...
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Feb.25.2008
The genre of fiction known as "chick-lit" has been a lightning rod for debate in the world of literature, raising questions such as Is chick-lit really literature or just harmless fluff? Is this really an accurate portrayal of the lives of modern women? Eighteen renowned authors—including...
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