Writing
Below you can see the stories I have published up to now. I write in all genres but it seems like the sci-fi horror world is where I have the most luck finding placement. I am hoping to add many more publications as time goes on.
You can click the links below to read some of the stories or find out where the publications are available.
Magazines
- “Lucy of the Spiders”, Dark Valentine #3, Winter 2010
A young girl obsessed with spiders makes a life-changing journey.
She would abandon her clothes a few yards in and walk nude through the trees, letting her friends gather on her body as she went.
- “The Pool”, Sand: A Journal of Strange Tales #2, October 2008
A father sets out to make the perfect pool in his backyard, which results in unexpected changes in his son.
If Jesus had a pool in his backyard that he walked around on, then this would have been it.
- “The Shirkberry Tree”, Trail of Indiscretion #4, Winter 2006
A young girl concocts an elaborate fairytale in order to take revenge on her parents.
Sarah was a sad little girl with a sad little life. Of course, it was not little to her. For an eight-year-old girl life is as big as it gets, and life’s little problems have the potential to be just as big.
- “Fun With Robotics”, The Swallows Tail #4, November 2006
A man buys a robotic maid to help his wife around the house and to give them both time to fix their sex-life. It doesn’t go as planned.
When we were younger, first married, our sheets were covered in sperm and juice, not crisp at all. Now starch and drool is all there is.
Anthologies
- “Stakes”, Frightmares: A Fistful of Flash Fiction Horror, November 2011
A 100-word story about the coming vampire apolcalypse.
I have dozens of crosses. Tons of garlic. Giant halogen lamps. Wooden stakes. The vampires have no chance.
- “A Lesson in Running”, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners, July 2010
This is the story of my first marathon and the inspiration I got from an unlikely source.
I moved to the side of the road and plodded along. I needed a second wind, but it wasn’t coming.
- “The Pool”, Sand: Strange Tales Year One, November 2008
Websites
What if a super-villain had to practice his big speech before asking for his ransom?
Remember the Dr. Squid fiasco of 1979?
