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“Christmas Truce”
Shacklebound Books anthology Short Horror Stories (November 2022)
and
Black Hare Press anthology Beyond (September 2019)
A 100-word paranormal-themed ‘drabble.’ Two soldiers reminisce about one particular day.
“First Ship”
Assemble Artifacts (July 2022)
The commander of Earth’s first interstellar ship is ready to make history. But an unexpected arrival threatens to ruin everything.
“A Hard Peace”
Etherea Magazine, Iss 11 (June 2022)
and
Hybrid Fiction, Iss 1 (February 2020)
A down on his luck veteran can’t put the war behind him. When an old comrade offers him a once-in-a-lifetime job tracking down a dangerous weapon, he’ll realize that he’s not the only one.
This story took me three or four years to sell. Don’t ever give up!
“The Contract”
Black Hare Press anthology Grimdark (June 2022)
A 100-word grimdark ‘drabble.’ Best way to bait a monster is with another monster.
“Granny’s Gift”
Dishonored Fanzine Cobbled Bits of Bone (January 2022)
My first ever fanfiction, based on the best game ever, the Arkane Studios 2012 hit Dishonored!
“What We’re Looking For”
Etherea Magazine, Iss 5 (December 2021)
An aspiring hero can’t seem to land a solid job, so he decides to try his hand at being a villain instead.
As It Seems
Self-Published Collection (June 2021)
A collection of flash fiction and short stories. New pieces “The Slavemaster’s Penance”, “One Noble Too Many”, “What We’re Looking For”, “It Weighs on You”, and “Two Tips,” plus many reappearances, all in one handy bundle of over 60,000 words.
“Cold Calculation”
Blood Bound Books anthology Crash Code (January 2020)
and
Black Hare Press anthology Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath (April 2021)
Passengers stranded on a spaceship with a ruined neural navigational computer must sacrifice one of their own to get home. But it turns out even a disembodied mind can plot revenge.
Crash Code hit #1 in free-to-read Science Fiction anthologies on April 11
Crash Code was also nominated for a 2021 Splatterpunk Award!
“The Heron King”
Speculative North, Iss 3 (December 2020)
and
Bards and Sages Quarterly, Vol 8, Iss 4 (October 2016)
Hard on the trail of a crime syndicate boss, an investigator learns that her target may in fact be a powerful, ancient demon. She has doubts, but not about her determination to get her man.
“Illicit Alchemy”
Cossmass Infinities, Iss 2 (May 2020)
and
The Overcast Podcast Ep 123 (February 2020)
and
Allegory, Vol. 33/60 (Spring/Summer 2018)
A disgraced young alchemist is desperate for work, and when the perfect job comes along she doesn’t ask too many questions. But she soon finds herself drawn into a web of terrorism and caught between a dangerous enemy and an old friend.
Tricks of the Blade
Mannison Press Minibook (January 2020)
A collection of six of my short stories in their very own little volume: “Necessary, Not Casual”, “Hate Saves You”, “Demons of the Mount”, “Justice Enough”, “Healing Touch”, and “The Tower of Faces.” Available as paperback or ebook.
“In the Blood”
Write Ahead / The Future Looms, Vol 6 (November 2019)
and
Best of 2019 Anthology (March 2020)
Slaves toil to mine a planet’s precious mineral. But one fed-up worker hatches a deadly escape plan when a piece of equipment begins to fail.
“Relative”
Flash Fiction Magazine (October 2019)
and
MetaStellar (April 2021)
and
Boneyard Soup, Vol 1, Iss 3 (July 2021)
A micro-flash sci-fi about a dying man’s desperate attempt to spare his daughter grief by flying into a black hole.
“Remind Me”
In this sequel to “Past Imperfect,” a young woman takes the ancestral memory drug only to discover a very significant ancestor, and a dark secret behind the invention of the substance.
“Justice Enough”
Electric Spec, Vol 12, Iss 2 (May 2017)
and
Bards and Sages Publishing anthology Best Indie Spec Fiction Vol. One (November 2018)
and
What The Writers Wrote Podcast Ep 1 (December 2020)
An assassin performing a diabolical penance has her sights set on a corrupt priest, but an unlikely opponent forces her to consider another path that could either free her soul or destroy it completely.
“Heal All My Wounds” & “Later”
Shacklebound Books anthology Chronos (September 2018)
Two 100-word time-themed ‘drabbles.’ Time won’t wash away your problems.
“Decoy”
Nature, Iss 554 (February 2018)
and
MetaStellar (February 2021)
Two thieves break into an asteroid chasing the score of a lifetime, and a new piece of tech could make it easy…or not.
“Past Imperfect”
Bards and Sages Quarterly, Vol 9, Iss 1 (January 2017)
and
Alban Lake Publishing anthology Into Darkness Peering (September 2017)
A newly-approved drug has the power to unlock ancestral memories. But one man’s experience of an ancient atrocity slowly takes over his mind in the present.
Hailed by the British Fantasy Society as “exploitative and improbable”!
“Company Man”
Dark Fire Fiction (February 2016)
When a gang of brutal mercenaries butcher his wife, Kraygus goes after them with one purpose- to join up. He’ll do anything to be a company man.
“Demon of the Mount”
Short Fiction Break (December 2015)
Two deserters on the run just happen to pick the best possible place to get caught.
