Short Stories
PUBLISHED SHORT STORIES
On Dragons Wings (found in the Dragon Writers anthology)
Death (yes, that Death) recalls “an altogether endearing little girl,” who gives Mankind’s Oldest Companion a unique gift in four encounters over the course of a life well lived.
Ever After (found in The Prometheus Saga Volume 1 anthology)
Two mysterious women convey the same Cinderella tale to Giambattista Basile in 1594, and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in 1811. How cultures retell this story over time reveals humanity’s soul to one who listens.
Three, Two, One, Wake Up (Found in the In Shadows Written anthology)
Chet is “awakened” by a hypnotist to aliens gaining control of the earth by masquerading as humans in positions of power with devastating consequences.
UNPUBLISHED SHORT STORIES
Promises in a Reflecting Pool
Science fiction and fantasy bump up against one another other with explosive results.
Honorable Mention — Writers of the Future contest, fourth quarter, 2015
Paradox Effect
When a graduate microbiology student travels back in time to prove the 1917 influenza pandemic started in Boston, she makes an unexpected discovery.
Honorable Mention — Writers of the Future contest, second quarter, 2013
A Simple Breech of Etiquette
The future Queen of England takes advantage of a loophole to spend a month on the first lunar colony and international relations may never be the same.
Honorable Mention — Writers of the Future contest, third quarter, 2012
Wish Upon a Falling Star
A young boy with leukemia finds a crashed alien probe in his back yard with unexpected consequences.
Finalist — 2010 Florida Writer’s Association’s Royal Palm Literary Award contest
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