I was not expecting this, but yesterday I got a treat from my publisher: ARCs of MEAN STREETS.

Alas, only 3 and they are all committed already, but it makes me smile.

So, in honor of the honor, I've included an excerpt of my story from the collection, "The Third Death of the Little Clay Dog"--it's even Halloween appropriate!

( Read an Excerpt from the novella... )

My publisher has put up a much longer excerpt from Underground. Go to their Science Fiction and Fantasy page and click on the big brick red picture of the cover to get to the full Prologue and First Chapter! W00t!