Not About Lumberjacks

A homeless man who talks with birds is convinced he can talk with his dead wife on the moon…if only he can fix a broken radio he found in a dumpster. Content Advisory: Swearing, mention of alcohol use, depression, dementia, death of a spouse, suicide involving a grotesque brain penetration. * * * Credits: Music: […]

“Standstill” is one of those stories that turned into something more than I expected. People seem to really like this story, and I must say I like it enough that I want to do more with it in the future. I’ve bumped into that problem with all the new stories I’ve written for Not About […]

When she was 18 — for her high school graduation — Maddy was given a pocket watch by her grandfather…along with the warning that it does more than just tell time. Eighteen years later, she uses the button on the watch her grandfather told her to use with caution. What happens after clicking the button […]

On June 7, 2016, I gave a talk to the Podcast Dallas Meetup about podcasting fiction. If you come here for the stories and this doesn’t sound like your kind of thing, I understand. But if you’ve wondered what all goes into creating an episode of Not About Lumberjacks, this is a little peek behind […]

Sometimes the weight of everyday life catches up with you and, instead of posting the story you intended to post, you end up sharing something older. Some thoughts about twists in stories, the rush of everyday life, and how sometimes the best defense against it all is simplicity.

An exhausted single father comes to grips with his children and dating issues during a visit to his psychologist. Content Advisory: Swearing, parental expectations. * * * Credits: Music: Ergo Phizmiz and Chad Crouch Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund

This episode of Behind the Cut ranks up there with the “Horus” episode (in which I interviewed Cynthia Griffith about narrating the story and tackling the voice of a parrot). What makes this current story and look behind the story so special to me? I interviewed Mark Hosack, Shawn Kupfer, and Rick Coste about a […]

Daniel’s life was not going very well. Not only did his wife divorce him, but he was laid off from his job. With few cares about what would happen to him if caught, he breaks into his childhood home to see if something once in his bedroom closet is still there. Content Advisory: Swearing, divorce, […]

Find out why “Rabbit Eyes” was written, and how this recording differs from the original manuscript.

While Not About Lumberjacks exists to share my short fiction, behind the scenes I’m always working on bigger things. I’m currently working on the second draft of a novel called A Magic Life. A Magic Life is about a girl born in the circus in the 1920s and her rise to fame as a magician […]