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Picked Up for Publication

Well, I'm happy to report that my last two story submissions have been picked up for publication by the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers. It's been a minute since I was included in one of their anthologies, and am very happy to have my work back in one of...

New Short: Hometown Horror

I've gone through and edited a new short story for you all to enjoy. This one came out of a writing prompt that asked for the perspective of a bystander to an event that involved an extraterrestrial.  Freed from the need to explain all that is witnessed I was able to...

Pulp Gem

I discovered this little gem while scouring old pulp magazines for the next Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers book club item.  I thought it had some great use of language and was a fun little tribute to the grandfather of horror himself.  Enjoy!

The Light of Day

Inspired by other authors, I’ve begun releasing some short stories as stand-alone items for Kindle.

Another Year Begins

Often times when I publish anything on my obscure little blog here I feel as though all I am really doing is talking to nobody. My grey cells composing sentences for the ether of the Internet, and nothing else. And sometimes that is a comfort just as much as it is a...

Office Monster

Office Monster There once was a monster from under the sea,Who decided to live a life like you or like me. So he got a job at an office right quick, as a Junior Sales Associate under Sales Manager Rick. But selling software turned out to be a contemptuous map, of...

November Sonnet

November Sonnet With waxen features, its head jerked around and lock eyes with me who stared down at it. That dim well of ancient air undergroundhid it from those who abided the writ.Not I who had passed the posted warning, and pulled free the iron disc that sealed.To...

Let’s Try Kindle Vella!

So I came across this thing when reading my kindle the other day, called Kindle Vella.  Perhaps you have heard of it, I'm willing to wager most people are more informed than me about such things (especially savvy readers such as yourself).  But to me, this was wholly...

The Last of the Bearded Lady

This fun little fragment was done as a write up to give some flavor to a fantasy game I was invited to participate in. The banter between the two scoundrels was a lot of fun, and although there is a lot of terms and jargon I feel like the thread is never lost as to...