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ROBERT’S CATHEDRAL
Raymond Carver’s famous story from Robert’s point of view. (21 pages, 6,447 words)
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EXCERPTS FROM CAROLINE
Here are two short excerpts from my novel Caroline. (8 pages, 2,171 words)
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CAPE ANN
In “Liberty Park,” a novella in six episodes, the story is told in alternating voices, one Anne’s and the other Paul’s. I reproduce here the third episode, “Cape Ann,” narrated by Paul. The episode was originally a story on its own. (12 pages, 3,018 words)
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THE PORTRAIT
This is a story within a story in my current novel, Caroline. Its depiction of a college student struggling with his identity plays into one of the novel’s themes. (15 pages, approx. 3,800 words)
Click to read “The Portrait”

CALIFORNIA TOWHEE
It all starts when Millicent comes across a newspaper article about a blind man robbing a bank. (25 pages, approx. 6,000 words)
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COURAGE COMES TO YOU
When I was hospitalized at the age of thirteen, the thoughtfulness, humor and indulgence of patients and staff helped me come to terms with declining vision. This excerpt from my coming-of-age memoir brings back those four months. Although I argue for the need of fiction, memoir also has a place. (90 pages, approx. 23,500 words)
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A lawyer can hardly resist an opportunity for a disclaimer or two. No statement on this website constitutes or is intended as legal advice. Also, resemblance of any person, living or otherwise, to any of my fictional characters is strictly coincidental. Even in my nonfiction, names have been changed and biographical details altered, and often traits of several people are combined into a single character. The exceptions, apart from myself, are inescapably my parents and brother, and I can only hope I’ve done them justice. Any other exceptions are noted.
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