Author Archives: David William Pearce

As is increasingly becoming the norm (this is a good thing), I’ve finished the work to get book 5, The Fist Inside the Glove, of the Monk Buttman Mystery series, out to my adoring public. This means editing for serious things like plot continuity, character dialog tags, and all those possessives that go unnoticed tillContinue reading “One More For The Road”

The beauty of fiction is it gives the writer an opportunity to write about multiple events over the course of a single story that ties them all together even it they didn’t happen all at once or to the same people. The less than smooth exit from Afghanistan brought the realities of U.S. conflicts toContinue reading “When Your Book Meets Realtime”

There was no denying the wall was dirty. It was time to clean. The problem, as far as the staff was concerned, had more to do with the nature of the wall than the difficulty in cleaning it. It was… different. The room itself was nondescript as such rooms go, meant for little more thanContinue reading “It’s Your Turn To Clean”

A fun little short story about missing towels. Nothing makes a vacation troublesome like no towels The tropical sun and the ocean breeze danced in the third-floor room the Townley’s had reserved. The sunlight shimmered along the greens, whites, and reds of the couch, chair, and bed facing the Pacific. With the sliding door open,Continue reading “No Towels”

Is your main character a good guy or a bad guy or somewhere inbetween? Or are they simply trying to cope with what the world throws at them? I am working on the 6th Monk Buttman book. I’ve seen him and his family and friends through a number of trying circumstances. As a writer, that’sContinue reading “Good Guy, Bad Guy?”

This is the last vignette for the book, A Twinkle in the Eyes of God, A Monk Buttman Mystery. I pulled into the driveway of Farrell and Rebekah’s home, a doublewide modular house they were renting from Farrell’s parents. The grass was trimmed and the flowers along the entrance were still in bloom. I parkedContinue reading “Rebekah, Take 2”

Monk and Joanie, a woman he was once in love with, discussing his upcoming trip to Virginia. This is a vignette to support the book, A Twinkle in the Eyes of God. “You’re going where?” Joanie asked. I knew she heard me the first time, but I repeated: “Virginia.” “Virginia? I thought you’d rather beContinue reading “Joanie, Take 2”

This is the 10th vignette for the book, A Twinkle in the Eyes of God. Astral was Monk’s first wife. She called herself Lilith. Monk was known as Will. They lived in Virginia. At this point their marriage has fallen apart. The stars were out, a rare cloudless night. The fight had ended and IContinue reading “Astral”

This is the 9th vignette for the book, A Twinkle in the Eyes of God, A Monk Buttman Mystery. In it are characters from the book, and is meant to add a little backstory to it. Chester Jenkins called me over. His son Farrell, and my daughter Rebekah, were engaged and soon to be married.Continue reading “Chess Jenkins”