Publication Update—April 21, 2026The Next Thirty DaysManuscript is done. Cover is with the artist. The work now is different. Less writing, more showing up. Baltimore soon.
Behind the Scenes—April 21, 2026Why BaltimoreI've never set foot in Baltimore. Here are the five things that convinced me it was the only city the book could live in.
Behind the Scenes—April 21, 2026Five FightsEvery novel has its demons. These were mine. The five hardest fights in writing Contempt, and what each one taught me.
Thematic Essay—April 21, 2026The Multi-POV MachineNo single character can see a system. That's the problem a civic noir novel has to solve on page one.
Publication Update—March 6, 2026Contempt: Publication UpdateThe manuscript is currently in final editing. Cover art design is in progress. The novel remains on schedule.
Behind the Scenes—March 2026The Architecture of Contempt: Building a Civic Noir NovelI stopped writing about a man and started writing about a system. Shawn Davidson doesn't drive the story. Baltimore does.
Thematic Essay—March 2026Your Name Is Either Clean, or It's UsefulThe distance between civic power and civic corruption is measured in how many names a decision has to pass through.