Fantasy and Science Fiction with Heart, Humor, and Sharp Edges

Welcome to my Stories page! Here you’ll find a curated collection of some of my favorite works. Each one follows ordinary people confronting the extraordinary. Some feature demons, some feature the dark side of technology, and some feature shadows hiding secrets.

I hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as I enjoyed writing them!

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Liminal

A man searching for a dog for his daughter finds something far stranger: a creature who understand more than a dog should in a house where the colors won’t sit still.

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What We’ll Do

An uneasy alliance. Magic that corrupts. Secrets that refuse to stay silent.

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Hope at Dawn’s Edge

Soldiers. Demons. And a desperate mission to save the world. Except Hell isn’t playing by the rules.

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KidTags

Stepford Wives meets Black Mirror in this dark satire about a stressed-out mom, a too-perfect neighbor, and technology that seems too good to be true.

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A Bedtime Story

How do you tell your son you love him when he won’t listen?