The audio production of my cosmic horror story Undone is now available on Fear From the Heartland by the Chilling Tales For Dark Nights podcast. It’s the story of a man whose world is literally falling apart around him.
The story starts at around the 03:18 mark.
Two of my stories have been released by the Chilling Tales For Dark Nights podcast: Me, a Hero and Things Are Looking Up.
Me, a Hero is a psychological horror story about a man who joins the search for a missing girl. This story is only available on YouTube as part of the 5 Scary Stories ― Villain’s Mix, starting at 03:13:18.
Content warning (spoilers): woman murdered by stranger (not shown)Things Are Looking Up is a horror story about grief and loss. After a man and his wife are in a fatal car accident, the man decides he will do anything to see his wife one more time. Even if he has to dig.
The story starts around the 04:15 mark.
My weird horror story Uncle Pumpkin’s Tongue has been published in Book 17 of The Ghastling. It’s the story of a Halloween carnival ride with a sinister secret.
I’ve always been a huge fan of The Ghastling thanks to their outstanding art and graphic design, and this issue definitely did not disappoint.
My psychological horror story Influenced has been published in the inaugural issue of The Stygian Lepus, a new publication by Black Hare Press. It’s a story about blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, and what happens when your dreams finally come true.
The stranger passes his purchases over the Home Depot self-checkout scanner. Sweat glistens on his round face.
Trash bags. Duct tape. Hammer. Bleach. Scrub brush. Hacksaw. Plastic tarp.
He pays with cash.
My cyberpunk story A Free Man has been published by Teleport Magazine. In a world where you can purchase a synthetic replica of a person from a vending machine, the best person to frame for a crime you committed may be yourself.
You can also listen to the audio production of A Free Man on the Simultaneous Times podcast.
Three of my sci-fi horror drabbles have been published in the Dark Stars anthology from Shacklebound Books.
The audio production of my psychological horror novelette Make It a Double is now available on the Horror Hill podcast. It’s about a consolatory toast that turns into a blessing … and then a curse. “May whatever luck comes to him, come to you, times two.” The story starts at around the 5:00 mark.
Content warning: misogyny
The audio production of my cyberpunk story A Free Man is now available on the Simultaneous Times podcast by Space Cowboy Books. This episode was done in collaboration with Shacklebound Books, which published A Free Man in their anthology, The Mods: Cyberpunk Stories. The story starts around the 8:00 mark.
My short non-horror story Firefly has been published in the March 2023 issue of Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine. You can read it online for free or purchase a print copy.
Firefly is a simple story about a young girl who captures a firefly in the back yard to help cheer up her ailing sister.
Content warning: terminal illness of a childMissy caught the firefly in mid-air, cupping her hands around it to form a tiny, dark cave. She could feel the insect’s delicate footsteps tickling her skin as it wandered across her palm, searching for a way out.
“Got you!” she whispered, victorious.
My short horror story Leftovers has been published in the Murder On Her Mind anthology by Wicked Shadow Press. It’s about an elderly woman living in a rapidly-declining urban neighborhood who subsists on an unconventional recipe from the old world.
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