Dominick Prince went through hell to make his dreams come true. He finally has a book deal, time and money to write whatever he wants, and a marriage to his college crush with a child on the way. But instead of working on his next book, Dominick spends his days as a mindless office drone at the university cancer center while his wife chases bail jumpers. When an old friend reappears to call in a favor, Dominick sees an opportunity for a little excitement.

Dominick will use his access at the hospital to help his friend steal the last remaining piece of her murdered lover: a sperm sample left during prostate cancer treatment. Torn between his wife’s wrath and the debt he owes his friend…READ MORE

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FROM THE BLOG

• MERCENARY: The First Two Pages- I’m pleased today to be over at Art Taylor‘s site with a First Two Pages essay about my story from the Go-Go’s anthology edited by Holly West about my attempts–some successful, some not so–at writing authentic non-white, non-male characters. http://www.arttaylorwriter.com/2019/03/26/the-first-two-pages-mercenary-by-bryon-quertermous/?fbclid=IwAR27d27Hq7whLhJP6Xpulzn9CdFo1AwwjIs6yix_2ONLvidrLdVisnr8Stw
• View from the Hotel: Double Charged in Chicago Edition- Old me would have written a long, ranty post about how we had our debit card held up for the entire weekend due to a hotel error that took way to long to resolve, but I’m trying to move past that, so I’ll just say that not having much money for the weekend turned into […]
• So, I’ve Joined a Gym- We’re now deep into February and I still have my gym memberships, and more importantly, I’m still using my gym membership. Not always the same way from week to week, but using it more than I ever have in decades. My first gym experience came in high school when I had fleeting dreams of being […]
• View from the Hotel: Kalahari Disappointment (to say the least) Edition- I did not take a photo of the view from our room when I arrived because I was too focused on the size of these beds. They were advertised as Queen beds, but are clearly full size beds. After spending way too long arguing with the staff and managers over this and showing them the […]
• One Word Resolution, 2019- Every year Laura Lippman does a one word resolution challenge and I really like the idea. Instead of coming up with a task list of dubious usefulness, it takes all of the swirling ideas and thought and inspirations in my head and solidifies them around one solid theme. So this year my word is QUALITY. […]