Blasphemies and Bloviation: Provocative Stories, Long and Short

Blasphemies and Bloviation (second edition) is a collection of 22 short works of fiction and 5 brief satirical essays. Listen in when God seeks advice from a mortal. Share the mental anguish of two duelists as they await the appointed hour. Consider the nature of time and space, including the possibility of time travel. Learn tricks of the trade from a professional hobo. Sail the seven seas from the deck of a wheelchair. Scan a menu of body parts suitable for transplant. Follow the spectral essence as it leaves its corporeal baggage behind. Explore the agonies of amnesia with a wounded soldier. Lindy hop to the music of Benny Goodman with a green-eyed homecoming queen. Send a message to your adolescent self to help him avoid a tragic mistake. And save yourself for the perfect girl, who you know will someday come along. Read more