Dive into the Literary Domain of Paul Pence

Places and moments where the passage of time, inner turmoil, and the search for meaning ignite—drawing you into lives that struggle, persevere, or quietly prevail.

Half a Block From Havasham Stop – When a dying Bronx Diner goes viral as protest art, its stubborn crew fights gentrification corruption, and each other in a raw, darkly funny struggle for dignity and survival.
_{Complete and ready for representation, 71,000 words.}

Ghosts and Lies – In 1972, a decorated Vietnam veteran rides buses and highways across America to deliver personal condolences to the families of fallen comrades, haunted by wartime memories and a ghost he knows isn’t real, in a literary journey through a country—and a self—forever changed.
_{In draft, target 120,000 words.}

Draft Lottery Day – On the day that will decide who goes to Vietnam, three eighteen-year-olds in a dusty Texas town grapple with fear, loyalty, and the fragile edge of manhood, as from the first knock at a neighbor’s door to the last beer can flung into dying embers, families brace for fate’s verdict in a country—and lives—poised to be forever changed.
_{Outlined, target 80,000 words}