The Jack Carter Files

Jack Carter didn’t set out to write a book. He just kept moving.

From ferry decks and telex rooms to street cafés and border towns, Places follows a journalist who thought he was chasing stories — only to realize he was writing one of his own. Told through quiet moments and sharp observations, these snapshots capture the rhythm of life on the...

The Writing Exercise
When journalist Jack Carter starts a simple writing prompt to shake off a creative slump, he stumbles onto the cold trail of Beverly Langford—a teenage girl who vanished two decades ago without a trace. But this isn’t just a mystery. It’s a setup. The deeper Jack digs, the more he realizes someone has been rewriting the story...

Write It Like Jack isn’t your typical how-to.
It won’t teach you how to diagram a sentence or build a perfect three-act arc.

It’s a lean, sharp-edged guide to writing stories that land hard and don’t overstay their welcome.
Twenty quick rules.

Whether you’re chasing noir, grit, or just trying to sound more like yourself on the page, this little...

Mariposa
A Jack Carter Story

A body in a box. A word scrawled across a photo — Mariposa.

Jack Carter isn’t chasing headlines this time. He’s chasing ghosts — the kind that wear uniforms, cash checks, and disappear when the lights come on. What starts as a small-time murder in Homestead pulls him into a web of covert ops, dead veterans, and a man...