Shotgun Honey
Just went up this morning–please read it. It won’t take long. It’s 700 words. http://www.shotgunhoney.net/2011/08/one-good-reason-by-joe-clifford.html. Shotgun Honey has fast become my new favorite...
View ArticleDiesel
I finally got around to starting my new short story, Nix Verrida. (In case you missed it, you can read about the impetus here: http://tinyurl.com/, title slightly changed). Should be a good one. I...
View ArticleBullet Award
“Hey, Jimmy,” I said, “I won a Bullet Award.” (Pause on the line as Jimmy opens another beer and lights another cigarette) “Well,” Jimmy said, “I guess we’ll read all about it on the blog.” Jimmy knows...
View ArticleTruth in Advertising: The Deception of Noir
One of the more interesting subdivisions of the writing world is the relationship between literary fiction and genre fiction (e.g., noir). As a writer trying to straddle the two, if with a more...
View ArticleChoice Cuts
I’m on the road, so this one is going to be quick. My debut collection of short stories, Choice Cuts, is out and available for sale today. You can buy it here. I was in the recent kick-ass Pulp Ink...
View ArticleHow to Clean a Gun / Reloaded
The new Shotgun Honey anthology, Reloaded: Both Barrels Vol. II, is out. This is pretty cool for a couple reasons. You might recall this post, in which I bitched about a pair of rejections: not getting...
View ArticleBouchercon
OK, for all my fans who anxiously await my new blog posts every Monday morning (or as I like to call them: Isaac Kirkman), this notice only serves to inform you: I ain’t got nothing. I am returning...
View ArticleHacked
I am a creature of habit, my days an endless series of repetitive, knee-jerk routines. Left to my own devices, my results tend to suck. Any success I’ve achieved is because I leave nothing to chance. I...
View ArticleBest of 2015: The Force Awakens / Creed
What’s it say about me that my two favorite films of 2015 are sequels to movies from 1976 and 1977? I’m old. Obviousness aside, The Force Awakens, the long-awaited next installment in the Star Wars...
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