JAMES PATRICK FOCARILE
Author
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About
James Patrick Focarile (foca-relay) resides in the Northwest U.S.A. with his wife and teenage son. His past careers have included actor, cruise director, and theatre manager. He holds an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and an M.F.A. from Brooklyn College. His literary works have been produced on stage, in film and have appeared or are forthcoming in Guilty Crime Story Magazine, Mystery Tribune, Shotgun Honey, Thrill Ride Magazine, Epic Echoes and more.
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Memberships: Short Mystery Fiction Society, Idaho Writers Guild
Awards: Runner-up Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine Mysterious Photograph Contest, Finalist Stonecrop Magazine 2024 Micro Fiction Contest, 2nd Place Idaho Writers Guild's 2023 Short Story Contest, 2nd Place Litro Magazine 2022 Art of Reflection Competition
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What readers are saying...
"A compelling read."
"An adeptly crafted blend of grit and heart."
"Cinematic and visceral."
"An explosive, wild ride with a great twist!"
Selected Writing
Guilty Crime Story Magazine
Scribes Micro Fiction (Issue 35)
JOURN-E (2nd Place IWG Contest)
Close To The Bone
Shotgun Honey
White Cat Publications
Shotgun Honey
Kings River Life Magazine
Mystery Tribune Magazine
Pulp Modern Flash
Litro Magazine (2nd Place Art of Reflection Competition)
Nanoism
Bright Flash Literary Review
Cardinal Sins Journal
Sisters-In-Arms Thrill Ride The Magazine
Epic Echoes Magazine
Shotgun Honey
Every Day Fiction
A Regular John--Flash Fiction (Soon!)
Guilty Crime Story Magazine
The Sullivan Slide--Short Story (Soon!)
Guilty Crime Story Magazine
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