Coming Soon! The World is Bigger than an Ell

"The World is Bigger than an Ell" is in final review for submission to the e-pub platforms! I'm very excited. The cover art just came back from the artist Stephen Brom, and I am very pleased. I feel the art and text design each reflect the theme and central concern of the story very well. The spiraling vine pulls the eye deeper into the image. I like the way the text design reflects the story's concern with how words shape and convey meaning.

Here's a short excerpt:

In spring it was more words on more things than just stop signs. When the leaves began to bud, I saw green letters popping out of brown limbs and branches. When I looked closely, I saw the word “leaf” in green letters on a green background, wriggling smack up against a brown on brown “branch.” It went on like this, more words showing up on more things every day for weeks. On Summer Solstice, we had dinner with my wife’s family. This was our thing, a thing like clockwork, twice a year, under the turning of the sky.

I expect to have the final read-through of the story ready for formatting according to the e-publishing guidelines by the end of the weekend. "The World is Bigger than an Ell" is a short story of about 3500 words, and will come bundled with a couple of bonus short-shorts.