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Swan Dive! Ch. 23: Ivan Was Dumb

October 26, 2022

Resting among thick limbs of a camphor tree and dressed in a tailor-made onyx tuxedo dark as the Black Sea, the man’s corpse looked like he just sat down to dinner at a swanky party. Smelling of Clive Christian Imperial Majesty, the most expensive cologne in the world at $436,000 per 16.9 oz. bottle, rigor […]

Swan Dive! Ch. 22: Blacks Don’t Surf

October 19, 2022

Lowering the loaded gun from his temple, Randall Lark removed his finger from the trigger and opened his eyes. The suicide note said this: “I will be the last person to die by my hand. I am sorry for everything. You should be, too.” With trembling hands Randall stuffed the paper and the gun into […]

Swan Dive! Ch. 21: Life Begins at Deception

October 12, 2022

Smelling like a slice of sugar-coated gummy orange candy, citrus scented fumes wafted from Florida First Lady Jenna DeShifty’s deep perfumed cleavage like heat waves snaking off freshly poured Alligator Alley asphalt on a bare stretch of I-75. Shaking her orange short shorts encased booty while lining up a golf ball for a drive, she […]

Swan Dive! Ch. 20: Mankind Must Pay

September 30, 2022

Rain felt like hornet stings on Sam Bennett’s face as he stood alone on the beach. The sky looked angry, more ominous than he ever remembered. Clouds climbed horizontally high into the sky clawing their way from the streaked horizon before curling and rolling like great mad tidal waves in the darkening atmosphere. Mother Nature […]

SWAN DIVE! POSTPONED

September 28, 2022

Out of respect for friends and others facing destruction in Florida, I’m putting on hold today’s chapter of Swan Dive! My serialized novel is set in Clearwater Beach, one of many Gulf Coast communities currently at risk of suffering damage and loss in the mounting fury of Hurricane Ian. So stay calm, stay smart and […]

The Outlaw Steve Corbett ink splotch