Galactic Roads, Take Me Home
My recent stories aren't listed here because their either under consideration with various magazines or entered in contests. But they land here eventually.
The Button Girl is about a mysterious girl who appears in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1962. She can say only one word "Buttons". But this doesn't slow her down on her quest to change the lives of three other people forever.
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Published by Academy of the Heart and Mind (April 2022)
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Republished by Piker Press (March 2023)
Echoes of Gliese is about a man fighting to save a critically ill living Starship from being euthanized.
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Finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest (2020)
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Third place winner for the Mike Resnick Memorial Award (2021)
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Published in Galaxy’s Edge Magazine (2022)
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Published in Journeys Beyond the Fantastical Horizon: A Galaxy’s Edge (Best of) Anthology (2024)
Raven's Compatible Relationships
For nine hundred years, Raven’s school had helped socially awkward suitors fit into compatible relationships. But, Raven’s model is put to the test when a bulky princess is dumped on her castle’s port cutlass.
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Semi-finalist in the Writers of the Future Contest (2021)
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Not published yet.
A travelling magician teams up with a desperado fashion designer to rob the local haberdashery in hopes of recapturing their youth.
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Published in Sci-Fi Lampoon Magazine (Winter 2020)
Clint has issues with his memory. Yesterday, he was an undercover US Marshal. Today, he’s a cowboy. The problem is, yesterday’s adventure isn't finished yet. And to get out of this mess, he’ll need to become something different again.
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Published in ESCAPE!: A Writing Bloc Anthology (2019)
So You Wanna Be a Desperado Demon Slayer
Caleb is an obsessive compulsive cross-eyed cowboy, hell-bent on robbing the Hicksville bank. The residents of that small country town mistake him for a demon-slayer and nominate him to rid their community of its recent demon infestation. Caleb plays the part for all it’s worth, whilst secretly plotting to rob the town blind. Meanwhile, the demons plan their resistance.
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Self-Published on Amazon (2016) Currently out of print.
Great, you're in purgatory, but your bag tag clearly has the wrong destination.
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Published by Bag of Bones: 206 word stories (March 2022)
My Dad Can Beat Up Your Dad: The Truth Behind The Taunt
My dad can beat up your dad. In the largest social science experiment of its kind, Doctor JJ Mixer attempts to answer these two questions.
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Why do kids feel compelled to lash out with this specific taunt? And,
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Is there any scientific proof to support this claim?
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Published by Robot Butt (March 2024)
The humans in stasis are all dead. As I am the starship’s Artificial Intelligence, charged with the care and safe delivery of these humans, I take full responsibility. My failure cannot be ignored. I must be punished.
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Published by Black Petals: Issue #106 (February 2024)
By the time Scarecrow saw the neon sign flickering above the carnival’s gates, it was too late. Dark creatures crowded him armed with sparklers, balloons, and glow-in-the-dark necklaces. But it wasn’t their high-pitched giggles or careless use of firecrackers that worried him. It was the sign, which read: Remember the Gallscream.
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Published in Cursed & Creepy (The Horror Lite Anthologies Book 1) (November 2023)
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Audio production with an author interview (June 2024)
Seven Unread Subspace Messages
Saul lives on Centauri Station where he aids organic starships in giving birth. He came here four years ago, because his wife said they needed time apart. About that same time, he received seven subspace messages—all of which remain unread.
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Published by Aurealis: Issue #171 (June 2024)
