Quarry Received a New Review!

“I finished “Quarry”. I couldn’t put it down. I’m giving it to my daughter for her to read and pass on to my 16-year-old grandson. Orphaned teens and children are being used by rich men as prey in their hunting games. Teo and the rest of the teen gangs organize and better their lives in the streets of L.A. This a story of the young wanting a better, safe life without fear of being used by the privileged adults. I liked reading about how Teo and Tina succeeded in creating a safe haven for themselves and the other teens and children in the story. The author kept my interest and I felt he understood teens and how they would react if they lived in such a world.” Linda Dennis, retired teacher.

Get it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Quarry-Robert-Walton/dp/B0CJ48HJ1J/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1E01P2FJWDV36&keywords=quarry+robert+walton&qid=1701714587&sprefix=Quarry+Walton%2Caps%2C567&sr=8-1

Touch of Silver is (in) Stupefying!

I thank editor Bruce Bethke for including my spooky tale in Stupefying Stories. It’s just in time for Halloween! 

Here’s the link:  https://stupefyingstories.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-touch-of-silver-by-robert-walton.html

Someone Took My Pretty Toe!

I shared the Headless Horseman, Hairy Toe and The Haunted Clown Car – favorites all – at San Lorenzo Park yesterday eve for MCARLM’s Ghost Story gathering. There’s nothing like a campfire to get me going! The kids, both old and young, seemed to be amused, especially by the old lady’s hairy toe supper! I thank the MCCARLM folks for inviting me to participate!

Quarry is published!

Truly depressing news came out of Brazil thirty years ago. Police death squads shot hundreds of street kids in organized sweeps. Their intention was to solve the homeless orphan problem once and for all. How low can we go? Even lower, I’m guessing. An American corporate version of death squads would be to set it them up as profitable enterprises. And where else to do this but L.A.? First, I wrote a short story and then I expanded it into a screenplay, drawing on some of my less than favorite teaching experiences. Its final iteration is this near future SF novella. I thank Alien Buddha for publishing Quarry in paperback format! Here’s the Amazon link:   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ48HJ1J?fbclid=IwAR0zBHviYTYZEODE09C7W6Q8YQAj20JSrH_qpl_0zqJpwjlgBPACpVEra0o

Tiny Seed’s new Poetry Anthology!

I thank the folks at The Tiny Seed Journal for including “Penstemon Honey” in this luminous anthology! Here’s a link to the book. https://www.blurb.com/b/11727827-poetry-of-the-wild-flowers

Shared Taxi

I thank editor Dawn Lowe for including “Shared Taxi” in Brilliant Flash Fiction. This story’s narrator, Henri, was informed by my old friend and colleague John White. Though John’s biography was quite different than Henri’s, they shared a bon vivant approach to life — mitigated by grace and kindness. Paris and Istanbul, what can I say? I think love of the former is the reason Pierre Loti came to adore the latter. Me, too. Here’s the link. Please do scroll down because Taxi is at the bottom! https://brilliantflashfiction.com/2023/09/30/september-2023/#more-6209

What will hunters hunt when animals are gone?

Coming on October 17th — Amazon