Sneak Peek: Last Tango in Budapest

Read the first 1500 words of my new short story, about the doomed relationship between a conservative stalwart and his younger Italian lover

I really love writing fiction. But like I’ve said elsewhere, I find the process incredibly draining, which is why I don’t do it all that often. Creating an entire world and populating it with credible characters requires an intense focus that I can only sustain for so long. It literally makes my head hurt.

Anyway, I’ve been writing a new short story, “La…