So I’m reverse-engineering the screenplay I wrote a couple of years ago into a novel. It’s definitely an interesting process; a lot of the stuff that you sometimes put into fiction that you find yourself stripping out on the third or fourth read-through is already gone, or, I guess, was never there in the first place. It’s leaner and meaner than my usual writing style, depending more on the dialogue to get the characters’ personalities and the exposition across. I’m really digging it as of right now, between one-third and halfway done with the process, I think it has a more modern, even noir-ish vibe, at least for me.

Anyway, check out a chapter here, if you’d like.

In celebration of “The Terrible Twos” coming out in digital form, here’s another story, this one all brand new and never seen before and all that stuff. It’s called “The Pest,” and it’s … well, it’s gross.

I wrote this one in about a week as a going-away gift for our friends Porl & Lori’s kids, Loki and Lachlan. They’re kind of crazy, and smart, and a whole lot of fun to be around. They also share this wonderful personality quirk that allows them to be both mature and incredibly, crassly childish. Plus, their folks are pretty open-minded, so I thought they’d all enjoy something more akin to the jokes kids share when their parents aren’t around than the usual stuff.

I don’t think they’d mind me sharing the gift here.

Thanks to the genius friends I abuse and depend upon to get tech-style stuff done, the Free Reads page is up and running, with a couple of things for you to check out while I get back to work finishing up Nightflowers. More on that later, in the meantime, please enjoy and comment.