Musings and Curio
My latest short story, "Sombra", is now available in issue 7 of Cossmass Infinities magazine! "Law & Order" / CSI meets time travel as a temporal agent investigates a case with deeper ties to his past than he realizes... Purchase in Kindle / MOBI and ePub format from here!
Now that the Kickstarter is live, I can announced that writing partner-in-crime Vince Stadon and I have a short story in Volume 2 of this upcoming anthology. Our story "Crimson Heart" features the villain Black Gorgiano from the story "The Adventure of the Red Circle". The collection is expected to be out in March 2022.... Continue Reading →
One of the proverbial irons I currently have in the fire is a short story in an upcoming issue of science fiction and fantasy magazine Cossmass Infinities. The January 2022 issue will include my story, "Sombra", with cover art by Grandfailure. Very excited to see this released! You can pre-order the issue (and / or... Continue Reading →
I remember the day we activated the Apotheosis Engines, and watched the Great Lattice spread across the skies of our worlds. A web of catoms forming a shell, lit like great sentinels against the decay of the universe. We had long labored in the shadow of a dying age, when the dust of stars faded with our... Continue Reading →
"Dyad" is a that was part of a charity anthology Manchester Unbreakable (and which now seems to be totally unavailable), and was edited by Kimmy Pagnotta. It featured a female superhero, Sovereign, rescuing a girl from the aftermath of an attack. I recently posted the story on this site, encouraging you to donate to your... Continue Reading →
This story originally appeared in the Manchester Unbreakable charity anthology, which now seems unfortunately out of print. As a result, I am reprinting the story here. If you like the story, I encourage you to contribute to a charity of your choice from this list at CharityWatch.org. "Dyad" edited by Kimmy Pagnotta. Arcadia’s world was... Continue Reading →
"God Engine Rhapsody" is a bit of a bittersweet memory. It's a very short story (around 1500 words), it's my first Iris Wildthyme tale that was commissioned, and it came at particularly strange time in my life. I was in a new job that had some long days, a dear friend of mine was dying... Continue Reading →
Whereas Collective was my first writing sale, "Anti-Element" was my first short story fiction sale and the beginning of my association with Obverse Books. It was a dream come true and a major item off of my bucket list. The story was part of the the Señor 105 short story collection, Señor 105 and the... Continue Reading →
The latest Iris Wildthyme collection, The Perennial Miss Wildthyme, is now available from Obverse Books. Edited by Dale Smith and featuring a gorgeous cover by Paul Hanley, this volume contains 12 short stories, including my contribution "The Midnight Empire". Onward!
After a far-too long hiatus, I am proud to announce that the third eBook in my indie Infinity, Ltd. series will be coming very soon. It is called "The Horrorist". Below are the cover and blurb. A man living alone, his days spent drinking tea and observing the seemingly endless rain fall outside. A house, filled... Continue Reading →
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