Tag: short story
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Groundskeeper Tale! Now out…
The second Groundskeeper tale, The Hoodoo that You Do, is now available as a standalone ebook with extended ending. When I wrote the original, for an anthology, I had a wordcount limit, so the ending wrapped up the major plotline, and that was all I had room for. Releasing it again gave me the room…
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Odd Prompts: Crickets
The stridulation of thousands of crickets rose around him in a cacophonous chorus of desire. Not content to sigh of their longing, the racket could wake the dead. In the moment, it was the only sound, and not just because it was drowning out any other. The only thing still working was the crickets’ calls…
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Odd Prompts: Flick
The boy dragged the it of the broken branch laboriously through the damp sand. It made a fine writing surface, with the tide gone out. He could scratch in it to his heart’s content, and then when the waves came back, whatever he’d written would be erased. The same could not be said of paper.…
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Odd Prompts: Titanium Princess
This one’s a complete short story. Enjoy! **** “When did he die?” She asked. Niz grunted. He was focused on getting the lock open, and it was never easy. The fact that the shop was locked at all made him uneasy. It wasn’t until he’d managed to practically pry open the padlock with his key…
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Odd Prompts: Deep Dive
A continuation of last week’s story bit. *** Jimmy peered at the screens, his eyes flickering rapidly between them. He was too old to still think that hoping hard enough for something would make it real. He thought this, and then rolled his shoulders, trying to make it true. The tension in his frame was…
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Odd Prompts: Deep Dive
“Shouldn’t it be a suit?” “What?” He looked up from the wet surface of the dock to meet the other man’s eyes. “Jimmy?” James Pietswach, Jimmy to all and sundry, was hanging over the rail and looking down at the man on the floating dock. “A suit. With, you know, arms and legs. At least…
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Fantastic Middle Schools
Would you look at that! I’d almost forgotten about this one, and due to unforeseen circumstances it’s release had been delayed. So? I’ve now had a story come out once a week for the last three weeks. I… don’t think I can make it four in a row! I had great fun writing my tale…
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Odd Prompts: Dead Grass
This week’s prompt has a character in common with the story last week. This story takes place before that one. **** “There!” Shelley pointed. Her brother saw it. The first firefly of the year. They were both sitting on the steps behind their house, looking down toward the woods at the end of their backyard.…
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Rusalka
I was stuck on the primary writing, but still needed to do my daily wordcount. So here it is, all 705 words of flash fiction that I sat down and pulled out of my head. Rusalka He dipped his hand into the water, and lifted it slowly back out, letting the droplets fall straight…
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The Mouse Climbs!
The Violet Mouse is currently the top new release in short science fiction and fantasy reads. I have the best readers. You guys are awesome! I’m so tickled this story is climbing up the ranks, and honestly, I never expected a short to do this well. I was hoping to give my long-suffering and…
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New Release: The Violet Mouse
It’s alive! The Violet Mouse is a story born out of conversations in molecular biology labs, and human nature, and, well… You’ll see. Sometimes the imagination of the reader is far better than anything I could write. But you should start here, with The Violet Mouse.
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Cover Reveal! The Violet Mouse
This story was born of conversations in molecular bio labs, and human relationships, and knowing how much friendship can mean. It’s science fiction, bleeding edge… it’s hard to stay ahead of the science these days. Wildest imagination finds it difficult to stretch past where we are in reality. If I can’t keep ahead of…