Over the past year, I published three books of fiction.
Bekker’s Burial is a novel about Madison Bekker, who is a corporate attorney, and John Verano, an NBA player. They’ve been married ten years and are quite wealthy but are unhappy to the point of splitting up. Madison’s best friend, Lindsey, advises her to dump John and find someone better. Madison’s parents die unexpectedly, Madison is in a terrible auto collision and loses her job. John experiences a severe injury during a game, which sends him into depression and worsens his alcoholism. Madison’s sister, Greta, inherits most of their parents’ estate and Madison gets a box of books and papers. The contents of the box are the crux of the story, which was published early 2026.
You Never Know and Twist of Fate are collections of flash fiction short stories, each story a thought-provoking snapshot that captures a different aspect of what it means to be human and elicits a wide range of emotional responses. By the way, flash fiction stories are typically no longer than 1,500 words and may be as short as the now-famous six-word stories, allegedly started by Ernest Hemingway. Both of these books are my response to Writers Digest’s annual month-long challenge to write a piece of flash fiction every day for a month. I wrote You Never Know in February 2025 and Twist of Fate in 2026.
Paul Linzey 