Thrilled and honored to have my short story, “Creepy Crawly” included in the forthcoming Whisper House Press anthology, Costs of Living. The book won’t be out for awhile—pub date is around Halloween 2025. And that’s the thing with old school books—they take time! Production from inception to publication is a laborious and painstaking process. But in this day and age of instant digital gratification, I find the physical book to be most endearing. Books represent patience and a slower pace of life. Publishing books takes time, reading them takes time, too!

It has been a delight working with Steven Capone Jr., editor and creative-in-chief at Whisper House Press. Steve has a terrific vision for this anthology, and a totally innovative marketing plan replete with a behind-the-scenes initiative that illuminates the entire labor-of-love process of putting an anthology together. All writers and editors should check it out.

“Creepy Crawly” is a modern slice of urban mundanity. I aimed for punk rock Poe, a story about a man and his obsession with an unlikely apartment mate—a Midwest centipede.

I hope you will check out Costs of Living upon its release.