Stone Cold
I realize that it’s actually 2015, but this feels like the last fiction post of 2014 to me. Calendars be damned, I always think of the first Monday of a new year as the true…
Twice
I owe you a longer intro. I really do. But the fact is I got busy with family and this post, which should have gone up last Friday, is the latest I’ve ever posted my…
Pretty, Pretty
Yesterday was busy for me. I’ve not missed a weekly fiction post in years, though I have missed the occasional Friday. This week I’m late, and that’s only half the bad news. The second half…
Back in Black
Per Nimue’s request, a Black Friday story. I’d like to think this story is really clever, but—back off Seven—the truth is it’s probably not as slick as I want it to be. Still, it was…
The Last Mile
It’s been a rough week. I’m sick, coughing and hacking and generally feeling pretty shitty. But it’s Friday, and I owe you some fiction. I haven’t missed a Friday fiction post in years, and I’m…
Social Convention
Five things about this story: 1. No, it’s not a part of The Dark Calling. 2. It is, however, horror. Happy Halloween. 3. I got the idea when I was talking to my neighbor. He’s…
Offline
This is a seed story. It’s like exploratory surgery. I had this idea a few days ago, and this little bit of fiction is my way of testing the waters. There’s a decent chance this…
Shattered
It’s been too long since I wrote something gruesome. The story that follows is tame in comparison to some of the others I’ve written, but I opted to take a break from The Dark Calling…
Elegant Decay
My apologies. I’m running short on time this week and, even though I promised fewer hiatuses from The Dark Calling, I’m taking another this week. We’re nearing the end of that tale, and each section…