Short Stories

Set in the world of the Dark Ability. A short story featuring the early days of the assassin Galen. I could barely stand. Fire seemed to burn through my legs making them weak, a sensation I recognized from the last time Isander tried to poison me. I had no idea what he hoped me to learn this ... Continue Reading »

Erryn looked down at the merchant, unable to look away from the twisted hands and wrinkled face, sunken sockets filled with rheumy eyes, an expression that seemed at once so familiar and somehow foreign at the same time. A few wisps of grey hair slipped out from beneath the raggedy shawl she wrapped ... Continue Reading »

Originally appeared in Time Streams: A Fiction River Anthology Unstuck Jason leaned against the old F150 staring at the night, unable to shake the fight with Rachel from his mind, the one she seemed so intent on starting. Moonlight prickled through the oaks he’d planted at the edge of his land ... Continue Reading »

I don't have many Christmas themed stories, but this is one of them. I hope you enjoy.   Fountain of Unclaimed Wishes   Owen Cassini stood before the small fountain in the hospital atrium staring at the engravings worked around the edge. Coins littered the bottom of the fountain, ... Continue Reading »

This short story was written for the same workshop as The First Rule, but this one took a darker turn. The theme for the assignment was to write about time travel. The other story was my more traditional attempt, but I wanted to try something different and came up with this. I wrote a third story ... Continue Reading »

A little sci-fi for your Friday with some time travel...   The First Rule Smoke greeted me as I stepped into the bar and I just knew it would cling to my clothes like smog, leaving my leather jacket stinking for the next week. Damn her for leading me here; I was ready to end all this ... Continue Reading »