Dave Swan, Author

Dave’s upcoming novel “Back Beach Blues” is a classic Florida tale, blending alligators, mobsters, beaches, and even Elvis with a story of love and redemption. Dave also writes short fiction, including another Florida yarn and a war story that hinges on a #MeToo incident. His latest piece, “Flag Day,” a paranormal story with a lesson, appears in the latest edition of the Birmingham Arts Journal.

Dave is a former radio reporter whose stories were broadcast around the world in many languages. Today he’s happy to be read in English and write about fictional characters instead of real people (especially politicians). In his spare time he blogs about writing and other things in Dave’s Diaries, listens to jazz, and photographs beach sunsets. He’s a member of the Atlanta Writers Club and is busy on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Short fiction on Amazon

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The Fourteenth Pelican – Environmental private detective E. Z. Green grapples with sick seabirds and shady developers on the gorgeous Emerald Coast.

A New Grateful Nation – A veteran of Afghanistan finds herself fighting a different kind of war back home.

More stories

Flag Day — A few Confederate flags won’t hurt anybody, will they? Birmingham Arts Journal p. 36 (pdf).

Reefer and Jesus – It’s amazing what you can find on the south side of Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham Arts Journal p. 38.

Bobby Dean Goes Viral – Life, football, turnabout, and fair play in a small town.

Reds – Back in those ancient days before November 2016, a Georgia high-schooler struggles with her parents’ politics.

“The way to write is well, and how is your own business. Nothing else on the subject makes sense” – A. J. Liebling.