The following is a list of my published short stories
“Ahuizotl”
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Ahuizotl is waiting for you.
Get your copy of Dark Waters Vol. 2 anthology here
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Don’t be like Daryl the Dickhead.
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The human heart is colder than snow and ice.
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The Salton Sea doesn’t want your trash.
“Wide Awake”
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My “Betrayal” short for Punk Noir Magazine
“The Housebreakers”
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They’ve been burgling for years without getting caught. This time is different.
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“Two Day Rental”
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Another Hollywood story from me. L.A. is known as the City of Angels, but devils lurk, too.
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“Rhinology”
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I wrote this story for “His Soul’s Still Dancing,” a Nic Cage anthology. It was a lot of fun to write. Can you tell which Richard Matheson story was the inspiration for it?
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Ever regretted taking a job after accepting it? This flash piece is about finding yourself in a peculiar situation once you’ve agreed to a position with an unusual business.
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The good folks at Mystery Tribune picked up this flash piece about home shopping that goes south real fast.
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Always an honor to have a story in Shotgun Honey, one of the premier places online for crime fiction. My story is the tale of a collector with a hangover who’s having a bad morning.
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Hollywood chews you up and spits you out in more ways than one. This fun short story is a bit of noir and a bit of horror.
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My first published story. This science fiction piece is about duplicating the past and how that isn’t always the wise thing to do.