Category: Short Stories
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Here, Have a Fluffy Short Story
The world is crap right now. So I’m going to throw this little story at you in the hopes it might make one of you smile. Warnings (if you’re used to some of my darker stuff): It is not fantasy. It is contemporary. It kinda sets up a potential for romance (in what a few…
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Angels in Their Places – A Short Story
Today, somehow, I managed to reach 1k followers on Twitter. Yeah, I’m not sure why they’re following me, either. But! In honor of this momentous achievement, I bring you a new short story, never before made public. Angels in Their Places is a 10k word tale (yes, it’s a bit long) of dark magic and…
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A Shapeless Voice – A Short Story
I missed Snippet Monday yesterday. Yeah, yeah. Go ahead and yell at me. I’ll send my battalion of children off to attack you (though they’ll most likely just ask for snacks and want you to watch My Little Pony with them.) Instead, I bring you a short story (quite short, only a tad over 1200…
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Roll Call!
I haven’t updated here for quite some time. There are reasons for that. The 6yo daughter went through several months of treatment for Lyme Disease. I discovered I was pregnant, then immediately dove into 2 1/2 months of awful morning sickness. Then the holidays. Now the kids are passing a bug around from one to…
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A Short Story and a Twist of Lyme
Last week, my youngest daughter began complaining of leg pain and her left knee swelled up. A couple visits to the doctor later, some talk about juvenile arthritis and lupus, and she was finally diagnosed with Lyme disease and is now on a three-week course of antibiotics that will – hopefully! – give this illness…
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Flashy Frriday
That’s a typo in the title up there. I’m leaving it because I like it. Writing has been a bit of a slog lately. Very few new words. It’s also back to summer weather this week and I never work well once the temperatures begin to float above 80 degrees. The only thing I can…
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First Keeper by Steven Kelliher: A (mini) Review
First Keeper tells the story of the first Ember of the northern sands, and the nightmarish scenario that led to his awakening. It serves as a prequel that takes place roughly 15 years before the start of The Landkist Saga, and features cameos by many of the main characters whose trials are chronicled beginning with…
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Midweek and a Short Story
I have a massive to-do list looming over my head, so instead of tackling that I sat down and wrote a short story. But! Before we get to that, I do have the pre-order link for The Stranger, a horror anthology due out October 2nd that will include my standalone prequel to The Half Killed,…
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“The Stranger” Cover Reveal
Today, on this most auspicious of eclipse days (eh, or it’s the first sign of the apocalypse. EITHER WAY) I am absolutely chuffed to bring you the cover reveal of The Stranger, an anthology in which I will release my horror/fantasy short story, “With My Own Eyes,” a prequel to my novel “The Half Killed.”…
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Halloween is Coming
It’s still August. I know. But the giant, inflatable pumpkin displays are already up at the grocery store, surrounded by troughs of candy corn and bags of mini-Snickers and there is NO WAY any of that would last more than a day in this house if I bought it to put away until the end…