Dichotomy
This week, a blast from the past. Okay, it’s from the past. ‘Blast’ has yet to be determined. This is one of the first serious short stories I wrote. I’ve edited just a bit, restructuring…
Rhino
Fair warning: this is preachy. Excessively so? Probably. But the message behind this piece has been on my mind a lot lately, and it truly bothers me. I think with work this story could be…
Half Rate
For no reason other than the fact that I miss him, I’m taking a break from The Dark Calling this week to revisit an character I haven’t written about in a while. Below is my…
Everyone’s a Killer
This week, I’m taking an unexpected break from The Dark Calling. I wasn’t planning to, but Vye insisted. A couple of nights ago, I had a vivid dream. I couldn’t remember all of it when I…
All the Way Down
This week, I’m taking a break from The Dark Calling, my current, near-novel-length series, for two reasons: 1. I’m on my way out of town, even as this is being published. Nimue and I are headed…
The Dignity of Squirrels
Back to the 500 Club for this lighthearted holiday story. Nothing dark or sinister. No horror. No magic–well, not much. No villains, ghosts, monsters or demons lurking in the shadows. Just something nice, even silly, for your…
Brother’s Keeper
NaNoWriMo is in full swing and I’m happy to announce that I’ve written 36,456 words so far. At my current pace, I’ll easily finish on time, but my book is almost certainly going to exceed the…
Shadeslayer
I’m in the midst of NaNoWriMo and have decided to mix things up a bit this week, going with a super-short 100 word story for my weekly flash fiction piece. I’ve done a couple of…
The Truth about Fairies
Now that The Kinter House is done, I feel the urge to write something a little more lighthearted. Dark still, but not quite so twisted. The piece below was a fun romp. It was written with…