Welcome to Neil Tarpey's Website

Neil's background bio
links to 14 of his 99-word flash fiction stories published over the years in the North Coast Journal
photos of him performing stories
info and blurbs about his successful book, Flashes of Lightning
the favorite sports column he wrote ("Cassius and Jack") about Neil's father, Jack, and Muhammed Ali
the synopsis and local setting for his novel, Darkness in the Redwoods, coming out in December, 2025
his photos from the west coasts of America and Ireland, the wonderful Navajo and Hopi lands & other sites
a quartet of Neil's published poems, including A Dog's Prayer;
how to contact Neil or to order a copy of Flashes of Lightning