The Downriver Horseshoe
Draws its stories from the landscapes and people of the industrial, south side of Metro Detroit called Downriver. It is Americana with a gritty, blue-collar twist—filled with quirky, rough-hewn characters.
Publications
Most of these stories are crime stories. Or crime related. Or crime oriented. Definitely some moral ambiguities happening in these stories. Some are in print. Some are online.
Familiar Procedure. Shotgun Honey
From the Mob. 3elements Review
Long Weekend. Barely South Review
Crash Where You Land. Hypertext Magazine
The Hills. Chicago Literati
Erwin’s Main Attraction. Needle: A Magazine of Noir (listed as one of the Distinguished Mystery Stories in the Best American Mystery Stories 2014)
Freezer Burn. Atticus Review (nominated for a Pushcart Prize)
Paddy Wagon. Crime Factory
Stripped. Avatar Review
Ćupco. The Summerset Review
Crash Where You Land. Storyglossia.
Back-Up. Thieves Jargon.
Detroit to Seattle Transplant. The 2nd Hand
Future Farmers of America. Pindeldyboz
Christmas Lights. The Good Men Project
Are You Going for a Boy Next? The Good Men Project
Elephant Ears. Noirville: Tales from the Dark Side by Fahrenheit Press (listed as one of the Distinguished Mystery Stories in the Best American Mystery Stories 2018)
Swinging. Suspense Magazine
Altoona. The Oyez Review
Mt. Trashmore. LIT Magazine.
When You’re the Mailman. Cimarron Review.
Losing Focus. The MacGuffin (nominated for a Pushcart Prize)
One More Try. The Pebble Lake Review
Fungoo’s Hockshop. Beloit Fiction Journal
The More We Get Together
A crime/noir novel about exploring the unwanted crevices of Detroit and finding solace, pain, friendship and redemption.