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Surprise Holiday Story! The Gifts of the Magus

What’s that? You want a holiday themed story starring Baron Saturday? Well lookie what Santa just dropped down your chimney! Download The Gifts of the...

December 14, 2023

Random Story Roll

Somehow a year went by since my last random story. Let’s give the dice a roll and see what they have to offer. OOOOH, ambiguity....

February 8, 2022

Monday Writer Soundtrack

NOBODY: Hey, what song’s on a continual, unstoppable loop in your head this week? ME: The chorus, over and over. I’ve been dancing all weekend....

February 7, 2022

On the First Day of Christmas…

I’m an old-fashioned guy when it comes to the holidays – the first day of Christmas is on the 26th, and the twelfth day gets...

December 26, 2021

SERAPH Kindle Countdown Deal Starts 9/20

I’m celebrating SERAPH’s 6-month bookiversary with a Kindle Countdown Deal! Starting Monday, September 20th, you’ll be able to pick up the Kindle editions of SERAPH...

September 12, 2021

The Author Pokes His Head Out of the Bunker for Fresh Air and Some Updates

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted … well, anything up on this here site. I spent June and a good hunk of July...

August 30, 2021

The Muse Stops by for Coffee and a Gentle Reminder

I woke up this morning to find Calliope sitting at my dining room table. “If I’d known you were showing up today,” I said, “I...

Thank You! (and some updates)

Hi, friends! My thanks to all of you who bought the book the first two weeks of release. It’s really gratifying to see the interest,...

It’s a Monday Random Story Roll (on a Wednesday)!

Got a little distracted with book birthday tasks this week. But, by Thoth, we’re doing a random story this week! Let’s see what the dice...

Release Day!

Today is the day! Seraph is now available for the Kindle. The paperback edition should be live on Amazon within the next few days, and...

Random Story: The Rossum Test

After 1500 years, the first of the Longfellow Arks began its final approach toward Earth. The reentry crew had been awoken from their stasis pods...

Monday Random Story Roll

Time for another roll of the story dice. Lots to play with this week. Back Satruday(ish) with a new story.

Random Story: I Swim Alone

Back to our regularly scheduled Random Stories. This week, a short, dumb joke for my own amusement. I Swim Alone I swam out of the...

UPDATE: Seraph Release Rescheduled to 3/16

Life happens, and I need to push the release of Seraph back one week. Kindle and print copies will now be released on March 16,...

Release Day Is Coming!

In less than one week, Seraph will be released on the world. My thanks to all of you who’ve already pre-ordered the Kindle edition. I...

Monday Random Story Roll

. . . aaaaand we’re back. New week, new roll of the story dice. Check back in on Saturday (3/6) for a brand new short...

No Dice This Week

Random Stories is taking the week off. Clark Kent duties and some business-side work on Seraph need my attentions. Back next Monday with a new...

February 22, 2021

Random Story: Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men?

“It’s my shadow, you see?” The Seamstress took a long look at Jasper, and then at the troubling shadow behind him, vaguely Jasper-shaped and decidedly...

February 22, 2021

Story Roll for February 15, 2021

Hmmmmm. Loooota room for interpretation on that third die. Stay tuned for a new story on 2/20.

February 15, 2021

Random Story: Ad Planeta Apes

Ad Planeta Apes Comet 1169-Aristaeus was still sixty years out from its 226-year return when it set off the alarm at Arroway station. It was...

February 13, 2021

Seraph Cover Reveal!!

Less than a month until I release the Seraph upon the world. Today, I’m excited to share the cover. Several months ago, I commissioned Actual...

February 12, 2021

Seraph Cover Teaser

We’re less that a month away from the release of Seraph on March 9th. This Friday (2/12) I’ll reveal the cover for the book. Until...

February 9, 2021

Monday Random Story Prompt

Today’s random story roll. Back this weekend with a brand new short.

February 8, 2021

Random Story: We Can Eat Any Billy Goat for $29.99*

Last week’s story ran a little long. This week, we’re going quick and dirty We Can Eat Any Billy Goat for $29.99*(*terms and conditions may...

February 6, 2021

Story Roll #3

February 2, 2021

Random Story: Snipe Hunt

Marty Lester swore quietly at the fire he couldn’t get started. He’d lost track of how long he’d been striking flint against steel, watching the...

February 2, 2021

This Week’s Story Dice – 1/25/21

See you on Saturday, 1/30, with a brand new story.

January 25, 2021

Random Story: FiveSixSevenEight

A day late, but done. Here’s this week’s random story based on Monday’s roll of the story dice. FiveSixSevenEight Hank Paulsen shuffled back and forth...

January 24, 2021

Random Stories

Several years ago, my wife gifted me these lovely story dice in my Christmas stocking. For a visual thinker like me, they’re great tools for...

January 18, 2021

Book Review: The Ghost Dance Judgement

I really enjoyed R.S. Belcher’s last outing (2017’s Queen of Swords), but with it’s focus on one character outside of Belcher’s main setting of Golgotha,...

January 6, 2021

Book Review: Piranesi

“The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.” I had expected that after a gap of sixteen years since Susanna Clarke’s thick and...

November 11, 2020

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