angels - Stories

Hubris tells the story of Crowe, a young practitioner on a great journey to free his people from enslavement. Along the way he encounters Barghast, an eight-foot tall wolfman, the lycan who has left his clan in the desert for a life in the North. Separated by culture and language but linked together by the beginnings of an unbreakable bond, the two lost souls journey through a war-savaged landscape in hopes of breaking a tragic cycle that has played out since the beginning of time.

This is a collaboration with Aero1107.

John asked if he could use my main characters from "A Ticklish Thriller" in his story, "My Ticklish Grandsons," and create a backstory for Mikey and his family. I was extremely flattered and eagerly accepted and was even more surprised when he asked if I'd work with him on developing his story. Then that started an idea for a stand alone sequel to Thriller using his characters The Giovanni Clan which became "The Ticklish Brotherhood."

Moira O'Brien is an archaeologist studying the ancient history of Ireland. Her particular interest is in the dolmens of the stoneranges called the Burrens in Western Ireland. But she discovers something beyond her understanding. Something that could mean the end of the world. Something that will challenge all she knows, all she believes, and all she holds dear. Now...she has help from her two Caretakers.

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The 2017 revision of a poem I wrote back in 2011.

🍎 William-Decker Irving is a country boy from the South. He was happy, free, innocent, and the son & heir to his family’s successful Apple Orchard business. The country life is all he ever knew. That’s all he ever was. But, when he is forced to move, up North, into a busy suburban town & attend public school for the very first time, being a homeschooled boy with little to no social skills or knowledge of the modern world, he faces new experiences, challenges, & meets people that he will never forget for the rest of his life.

This is a continuation of my previous story, 'On My Deathbed.' In that story, Red says "I hope I’m wrong about there being nothing else. I’m a determined old bastard, so if I can let you all know there’s something else, I’ll damn well try", and "I think this is it for me. I’ll be back if I ca..." The incomplete word being can, obviously. You probably don't need to read that first to enjoy this one, but it's short, only 1,164 words.

One night as a strange blue moon hangs in the sky, Ghil finds a horrifically malformed creature with feathery deep blue wings. The creature barely looks like it should be alive, but he takes it home anyway, hoping that somehow he can help the poor creature.

Even more horrifying than its appearance, it begins to grow, until, rather too quickly it develops into a fully grown man. A strikingly beautiful man who insists he’s an angel and who Ghil finds oddly familiar.

Before Ghil can begin to understand his nostalgic feelings for the man, a demon comes to hunt him down, sending Ghil on a journey he could never have imagined.

Time flows differently in the world below.

A collection of poems about experiencing (or longing to experience) new things. "Firsts (2023 Edition)" is about losing something important, "Angels" is about seeking escape, "The Eye" is about possibility, and finally "Grappling" is about Genesis. Written for the 2023 "Exploration" Anthology, published now in honor of the 2024 "Seasons" anthology - go check it out!