New Short Story Collection to be Released in October

I am thrilled to announce that my latest short story collection, Old Country Fiddle, will be released by Red Dirt Press in October. Many thanks to Amy Wilson at RDP for choosing to publish my work.

Short Fiction Update

Thank you to American Short Fiction for naming my submission a semi-finalist in the American Short(er) Fiction Contest. 

New Story Published by The Dead Mule

Many thanks to The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature for publishing one of my new stories this morning. Apparently the black-eyed peas are doing their magic. Happy 2021, y'all!

https://deadmule.com/heath-dollar-fiction-january-2021/

Gary Wilson Short Fiction Award

Many thanks to the fine folks at descant for including my story, "Down from the Mountain," in the current edition. I would also like to thank the guest judge for naming this story the winner of the Gary Wilson Short Fiction Award. Can't wait to read the journal in its entirety.

A Fond Recollection

This afternoon I was thinking about how much I enjoyed reading at the Texas Book Festival Lit Crawl in October 2018. Many thanks to the Texas Observer for having provided me the opportunity. 

Forthcoming

Pleased to announce that a new story set in Waylon County will be published by the Dead Mule School of Southern Literature in 2021. Many thanks to the editors for opting to publish the piece.

Here is a picture of a donkey Martina took in Fredericksburg a while back since neither of us happened to have a photo of a mule.

A Bit of Sunshine

Although 2020 has not exactly been a banner year in many respects, it has been a good one on the literary front. So far, five of my short stories have reached publication and a sixth one is due to be released this fall. I am truly grateful for this bit of sunshine in an otherwise challenging year.