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Short Stories

"Is That You, Kurt Vonnegut?" Oprah, Read This anthology, January 2010

Hezel is awake from his monthly coma, and he needs Tem to help with something that might involve a certain famous author.

 

"AnnaBella" Moon Drenched Fables, December 2009 Issue

A dark fairy tale about two men fighting for the affection of a very unique woman. 

 

"The Lake of Floating Things" House of Horror, Issue #4, Sept. 1, 2009

A homeless man named Hoba moves into an abandoned lakeside community. He heard the stories about the lake, but then he witnesses for himself how things float on the water that shouldn't float at all. 

 

"Saturn Passed By" Dogmatika, May 1, 2009 

A man is plucked from the top of a building and carried into outer space. When he wakes up, he is in a room that seems to simulate human life. But what's that sound coming from the ceiling, and who are his captors? 

 

"The Difference Between Harry and Christopher" The Oddville Press - Volume 1, Issue 3 

 

 

Harry and Christopher are identical twins. They seem exactly the same to everyone but themselves and the girl they're in love with.

 

 

 

 

"The Mystery Box" The Emerson Review - Volume 38, Spring 2009 


 

 

 A boy and his sister make up their own language. The rules are that the words must sound beautiful and never make sense.

 

 

 

 

 

"The Life Changer"  The Houston Literary Review, February 2008 

A man discovers a strange trailer at a local carnival. The sign on the trailer says: LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE - ENTER AT WILL.

 

"Missionary" Word Riot, January 2008

Glenda and Rex Scuttleby are sitting on their front porch when an alien spaceship lands in their cornfield.

 

"Show, Don't Tell"   Nano Fiction, Volume 1, Issue 1 - March 2006  

 

 

A tale of a conspicuous girl named Scarlett Begonia, as told by her friend.

 

Stories

Is That You, Kurt Vonnegut? at Oprah, Read This anthology

AnnaBella at Moon Drenched Fables

The Lake of Floating Things at House of Horror

Saturn Passed By at Dogmatika

The Difference Between Harry and Christopher in The Oddville Press

The Mystery Box in The Emerson Review

The Life Changer at The Houston Literary Review

Missionary at Word Riot

Show, Don't Tell at Nano Fiction

Interviews

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