Peruse.
“Home in a Box”
Kevin takes leave from his deployment to Iraq to surprise his family for Christmas, but he doesn’t find the family he remembers. And something unexpected has followed him home.
Appearing in Christmas Chaos: Twisted Tales of Holiday Terror published 29 November 2024
“Bobby’s First Date”
Gender and family themes prevail in this retro sci-fi holiday tale when Frank and Nora allow their son Bobby to open a single present for Christmas Eve. Great for fans of The Twilight Zone.
Appearing in Pyre Magazine Vol. 2 Issue 1 published 29 November 2023
“Crickets”
Students act strangely when a trendy toy shows up on classroom desks. What will happen if the staff and parents band together to take the toys away?
Appearing in Howls From the Wreckage: An Anthology of Disaster Horror published 15 June 2023
“Aurora”
After skipping school, Kaden finds something on the beach that will change his life forever—and he’ll do whatever it takes to ensure no one gets to share it with him.
Appearing in Anterior Skies: Volume One, published 2 June 2023
“The Charge”
A soul-crushing exploration into the perspective of an oath-sworn knight at the outset of a medieval battle, rife with death, destruction, nihilism, and other themes from black metal music.
Appearing in Into the Crypts of Rays: A Black Metal Horror Anthology, published 1 May 2022
Brian stumbles upon an old rope hanging in the forest, only to find it goes right through the tree canopy, stretching all the way into the darkening sky. (Flash fiction)
Appearing in Boneyard Soup Magazine, Vol. 1 No. 4, published 1 October 2021
“The Rope”
“Gooseberry Bramble”
In the midst of a murder trial, a hoary old hillbilly testifies about the terrible thing he found across a river during one of his boyhood adventures sixty years prior.
Appearing in Howls From Hell: A Horror Anthology published 15 May 2021
Looking to make a few extra bucks during the lockdown, Leila posts a Craigslist ad and receives a reply from Janet, an old woman who needs help looking after “Baxter.”
Appearing in The Unknown: A Covid-19 Charity Anthology published 20 May 2020
“Quarantine Dog Walking”