Rodney’s latest set of short stories swept the awards at the highly-regarded Houston Writers Guild Summer 2007 writing contest.  These include:

-- 1st place, Short Story:  PIANO LESSONS

-- 1st Place, Mini-Short Story:  UNHOLY BAPTISM

-- 2nd Place, Mini-Short Story:  SMOKING HAZARD

A Halloween-themed story entitled BLUE MUSTANG won first place in an October 2008 writing contest.