Writers write things to publish them so that readers may enjoy them. Simple, right? Well I did the writing part, and these wonderful magazines, anthologies, and journals did the publishing part. This isn’t my entire story catalog, but I invite you to enjoy these recent and forthcoming publications.
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“Gasoline” – A boy lies about a childhood accident to keep a psychopath from growing into something worse. Burnt Tongues, August 2014.
“A Pound of Flesh” – An old married couple faces a home invader who forces them into a cruel dilemma. Booked. Anthology, 2013.
“Survey” – A man faces a haunting, specific survey that can change his life. Surreal South, 2013.
“The Low Man” – A teenage Park Ranger faces death for the first time. Noir at the Bar 2, 2013.
“Detail” – A “discreet” car detailer cleans up the backseat evidence of crimes and infidelities, and falls for one of his clients, creating a mess that even he may be incapable of cleaning up. The Death Panel, 2009.
“Intimate Flesh” – Two adulterous lovers wake up in a “sticky” situation. Free and online: Underground Voices, September 2009.
“The Machine” – A researcher takes the placebo effect to extremes. 13: Tales of Dark Fiction, 20011.
“Stretcher of Faces” – A boy tries to escape a dark force that has invaded his subconscious. Morpheus Tales, January 2010.
“Threshold” – Sure, these girls are pretty, but what’s behind the strange looking doors in their basement? Sick Things, June 2010.
“Blades” – What men think and fantasize about when they’re cutting the grass. Johnny America, 2009. Free and online, just click HERE.