Stories in progress and submission out.

In progress (2026):
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• 950-page literary fiction novel with magical realism influence. Set primarily in Scottsdale, Phoenix, New Zealand. 
  (by Joey Robert Parks)
   

• Biography about a German man who, at 8 years old, started looking for his American Vietnam vet father--someone he'd never met. After 35 years and an attempted suicide, he found him. That's the first half of the story.
  (by Joey Robert Parks. Currently pursuing literary agent for traditional publication.)
   

• Creative nonfiction book about how to think like an entrepreneur. Featuring insights from 74 global entrepreneurs around the world and a method of teaching through writing that's--to my knowledge--never been done before. 50 interviews completed. One for every state in America. One each in 24 countries.
  (by Joey Robert Parks. Currently pursuing literary agent for traditional publication.)
   

• 14-minute short film about the struggle to figure out one's creative talent and identity and whether, once discovered, there's any responsiblity to share those things with others. To be shot in 70mm IMAX, compete in Palme d'Or at Cannes', and distributed to schools k-university around the world. 
  (Screenplay nearly completed. Look Book, Pitch Deck, Budget in progress.
  To be directed and co-produced by Joey Robert Parks)
   

• My memoir — about the family role I was given, the professional lives I've inhabited, and what they taught me about who I wasn’t.
  (by Joey Robert Parks. Rough draft completed. First draft in progress.)
   

• Ghostwriting memoir of a restaurateur who built a $30M restaurant business
  (Started: Feb 2026. Completion Feb 2027.)
   

• Ghostwriting political activist memoir
  (Started: July 2026. Completion July 2027.)
   

• Ghostwritting Historical short fiction
  (Started: May 2026. Completion Oct 2026.)

Submissions (2026):

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• Submitting MIRR OR  (poetry collection) to Poetry Magazine and  American Poetry Review.
   

• Submitted Tree Son (short fiction) to American Short Fiction’s Halifax Ranch Prize on 3 June 2025. 

  • Didn't win. ​

  • 2026 - determining next publication to submit.
     

• Submitted Tree Son to The Paris Review ​

  • Didn't win.​

  • 2026 - determining next publication.

 

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