Short Stories
Here you'll find links to anthologies and journals where I've published short stories. Be aware, some of these depart from my normal genres (which can be good or bad, depending on who you ask).
In addition, I'll sometimes post other short stories available for free. Enjoy to your heart's content!
In addition, I'll sometimes post other short stories available for free. Enjoy to your heart's content!
Journals and Anthologies:
- Apocalypse: Utah
Genre: Horror
Age: Adult Length: Anthology (short stories) A collection of twelve short stories by twelve of Utah's best horror writers (if you've never lived here, I can attest it's a scary state that you realize). Get our visions of how the world will end!
My section in particular is the story of one woman and her sole surviving son trying to navigate alone through a post apocalyptic Salt Lake City. They scavenge for food, dodge monsters, and look for other survivors. Will that be enough to make it to safety? Find out in Crustacea. The anthology is available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Check it out - you may also find some other authors you love. Also, special thanks to Carter Reid for the cover design and to Griffin Publishers for putting this collection together. |
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- The HungerGenre: Horror
Age: Adult Length: Anthology (short stories and poems) Twice the fun of last year - 24 short stories and poems about insatiable appetites. Beware lest, you get eaten alive yourself!
My contribution is called Predator. Kim joins a group of academics at a restrictive wolf research facility. The animals turn on their tenders, but in the resulting chaos we find that wolves are not the only predator stalking the facility. The anthology is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Twisted Tree Press. Click to download an ebook or get a hardcopy if that's your style. Thanks again to Carter Reid for the cover design and to Twisted Tree Press for assembling a great book. |
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Free Material:
- Encapsulate
Genre: Science Fiction
Age: Any
Length: Short Story
Age: Any
Length: Short Story
When something falls from the sky, you're going to want to go check it out. So does Gabby when she sees a shiny capsule land in the middle of the boonies. She must outsmart alien technology to find out if the capsule holds clues to deeper knowledge or threatens all humankind.
This short story is published through Liquid Imagination, a free online science fiction magazine. Encapsulate can be found here, but while you're there check out some of their other speculative fiction.
A big thank you to my beta readers and the Liquid Imagination editors for helping refine this work. Enjoy!
This short story is published through Liquid Imagination, a free online science fiction magazine. Encapsulate can be found here, but while you're there check out some of their other speculative fiction.
A big thank you to my beta readers and the Liquid Imagination editors for helping refine this work. Enjoy!
- The Inevitable Next Step
Fable Devine captains a mission to support the wayward Mars colony. Although left isolated for thirty years, the colony has fared well, or so Fable believes. However, soon after landing, Fable finds that something is amiss. She soon finds more trouble than she ever imagined.
This is the teaser intro to a short story (which, fair warning, I may never actually write) that I submitted for a contest. It didn't win, but you can still enjoy a quick read any time. Read it online or download to read at your convenience.
This is the teaser intro to a short story (which, fair warning, I may never actually write) that I submitted for a contest. It didn't win, but you can still enjoy a quick read any time. Read it online or download to read at your convenience.
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