Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror Writer
Psychopomp’s Afterlives 2024 Anthology will include my short story, “Eyes of My Brother”, originally published by Kaleidotrope. A collection of death-themed fiction originally published in 2024, this collection is being curated by Sheree Renée Thomas, the multi-award-nominated editor of F&SF, and is scheduled for release in October of this year. Continue Reading
My lover lies near me, beautiful and still, as the first of five promised flowers sprouts from her dead left eye. I don’t know its name. It has a short, strong stem, with seven pointed yellow-orange petals and a sweet, unfamiliar smell.
I love the brightness of the flower, the warmth of it. Not cool, like the pale blue forget-me-nots she adored, which bloom in clusters now around the trees and shrubs that span the wilds between our small stone cottage and the river, the place she called her garden.Continue Reading
It’s near dusk as I round the corner, heading away from the town’s paved streets. Mom told me not to go, but she knew I’d go anyway. Like mother, like daughter.
I make a left turn, then a right. Bright Freesia blossoms line the alley-ways between the houses and cottages, shifting in the gentle breeze, and the air’s thick with their scent. In daylight, these alleys are a maze we play in. But at dusk, you can get through.Continue Reading
This was where the dead went.
Not up above, to the clouds and the bright, high skies. Their ancestors had believed that, long ago, but Kyen hated the idea—to be lost up there, blown hither and thither by the winds. Far better to return to the earth, to become part of it and be reborn, one day.Continue Reading
New or existing subscribers to the Creepy Podcast Patreon can now listen to my short horror “A Homespun Embrace” as one of their supporter-only audio productions.
Narrated by Rissa Montañez.Continue Reading
In a frontier town, a man rolls in ready to sell his wares. Maybe you think it’s snake oil, maybe not. But miss out on his deal, and you may just regret it for the rest of your life.
Narrated by Owen McCuen.Continue Reading
The town of Crescent Cross is a true slice of American heaven. The weather’s always perfect, and the people are a delight. You may just want to stay there forever.Continue Reading
On a small planet far away, if you want to be rich, there are rock-star harvesters working to gather the most popular snack in the galaxy. And all you need to do is let a million insects crawl over your naked body.Continue Reading
Fear of the dark, of monsters lurking in the shadows–for Angela, it’s not hard to find something she’s afraid of. But soon, she’ll discover that the fear of losing herself is all too real…Continue Reading
For anyone interested, the second Acidic Fiction anthology has just been published. It includes my story Crescent Cross, along with thirteen other stories.Continue Reading