Talley was stunned to have his story “Ruby of Hesperia” featured in The Saturday Evening Post in 2022.
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2022/07/ruby-of-hesperia/
Talley’s story “Celestial Vagabonds,” of three jazz legends meeting for a secret recording session, won a Short Fiction Contest Award in March 2021, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. https://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/?s=celestial+vagabonds
Talley’s story of a neighbor dispute, “Paseo Tranquillo,” was published in Whiskey Tit in 2024.
https://whiskeytit.com/article/paseo-tranquillo/
Talley’s 2021 “I’ve Got My Problems,” follows a mellow SoCal dude who can’t understand why the police, landlords, and current boyfriends of his ex- girlfriends are so determined to chase him down.
https://theopiatemagazine.com/2020/12/30/ive-got-my-problems-by-max-devoe-talley/
Talley’s 2020 “Transistor Man” is a day in the life of a wandering eccentric character who has a definite mission in life. https://www.litromagazine.com/usa/2020/05/transistor-man/
Talley’s 2020 “Getting Lost Coast” essay reveals secrets of the Northern California, Mendocino Coast. https://atticusreview.org/getting-lost-coast/
Talley interviewed prolific Santa Barbara author T.C. Boyle in 2019 for SBLJ Volume 4. https://www.santabarbaraliteraryjournal.com/post/t-c-boyle-interview
“In the Blue House” is slipstream flash fiction set somewhere between David Lynch & the Twilight Zone. http://abstractmagazinetv.com/2018/03/21/in-the-blue-house-by-max-talley/
“Thank You; No Thank You,” is a satire on rejection letters, tweaking many actual rejection letter statements into (hopefully) humor. https://theopiatemagazine.com/2019/01/09/thank-you-no-thank-you-by-max-talley/
“Forever Now” is about a young man trapped between vivid memories & present day reality. https://hofstrawindmill.com/2017/10/30/october-2017-forever-now-by-max-talley/
