Stories

Thinking back upon a Christmas when he didn't receive any presents, a man is determined to make sure that no other child has to go through something similar.

The titular book from the novel 'Book of Venoms', this is a guide to the strange and magical world of Escaria and its venomous creatures. It also includes sections on the mythology and history of Escaria, as well as recipes for elixirs and antidotes.

593 Riverside Drive is a kind of drawing room comedy about the difficulty a woman living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in 1925 has in getting a divorce and the narrow-mindedness of one of the male lawyers in the subsequent trial. Still, there's a lot of humor in the rudeness, especially when Uncle Herbert's around. The book will serialize on Fridays, probably through November -- WELL, THAT HIT A MAJOR SETBACK WHEN I HAD A TRULY UNEXPECTED STROKE ON OCTOBER 2ND. NOW, I'M HOPING TO FINISH EDITING AND POSTING BY THE END OF FEBRUARY 2024.

The guys are rolling along now with their business, Third Planet Inquiries, and it looks like their future is secure. Good ol’ planet earth has a lot of strange things going on that need to be investigated! And as Halloween approaches, Kippy is hoping something will come up to occupy their attention, something creepy or spooky, in keeping with that holiday. So, when Amy gets a strange phone call, things start to get interesting, and the guys are off on another adventure, just in time for Halloween!

Jess struggles daily with the consequences of a deadly mission. Ben believes he knows what will help: a support dog. Jess is unconvinced.

Sometimes life throws you a curve and makes you rethink things you once highly valued. But can you really be swayed?

Picking up Yuri from the hospital, Donovan finds himself in a test of his trust.

Set during the events of Omen II, I wanted to offer an alternate reality for Damian Thorn and his cousin, Mark Thorn. This is not a horror story despite the subject matter.

A sad visit to a new grave; an unknown mourner. What does it mean?

Harlon Eldrick's mother is dying of recurrent breast cancer and wants him to go tell his father. Harlon lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and his father lives across the country in a small collection of buildings called Black Dog, Washington. Harlon wants to make this an adventure. He will take the train to Chicago and hitchhike from there to Black Dog. It's been over a week, since Harlon left Chicago on a trip that's been anything but an adventure. He is welcomed into a semi by Steve Lennard for what he hopes is his last ride.