Stormy Weather
Well, when it rains it pours, I guess. Just moments after posting my first story acceptance, I found an e-mail in my Inbox from Nathan Rosen at MicroHorror, informing …
The New Landlord
This was my first story acceptance. It's a lean and mean little piece of flash fiction in which a man is confronted by an unusual home invader.
Baby Steps
Recently, I've begun submitting my writing to various markets, both online and in print. It's still a new process, but I've enjoyed researching markets and formulating a "plan of …
The Terror – Dan Simmons
In 1845, Sir John Franklin departed England as captain of Erebus and leader of an exploratory expedition to forge a path through the last unnavigated portion of the Northwest …
High Art
An artist, angered by criticism, takes a page from Edgar Allen Poe.
A Good Day
A young man reminisces on his way to visit the woman he loves.
A Conversation
A dialogue between a young boy and an older man as they explore the Big Questions.
The Historian – Elizabeth Kostova
When I tell people about Elizabeth Kostova’s The Historian, they usually give me a sceptical look, sometimes accompanied by a roll of the eyes or even a sneer. It …