Short Story


  • Drabble: The Ring Finger

    It came skulking to the window late one night, a creature unlike any that I have seen. It was too large to be a dog, too hairy to be a wolf, and yet it crouched in a most human manner. It dragged its black claws down the length of the window, sending a shiver down…


  • A Weird April

    So this is happening next month. I know, I know, I have a ton of things on my to-edit list right now, including a YA Horror novel, a YA Fantasy novel and a werewolf novella, but the story ideas just keep coming. Plus there are some fabulous story prompts showing up on Duotrope lately. I’m…


  • Drabble: Captain, My Captain

    Prompt: Discontent Foam sprays up the belly of the ship as angry clouds move inward. This voyage was full of bad omens; Joe nearly fell from the crow’s nest, a barrel of grain was full of maggots, and then there’s the Captain to consider. With her fiery hair and great red coat, she could outmatch…


  • Drabble: Corrupted Power

    Prompt: By the Bed On the nightstand in the tiny bedroom we used to share, I keep your picture. The frame is tarnished now but I can’t bring myself to clean it. I don’t want it to change. I want it to stay just the way it was when we had it made. The artist’s…


  • Drabble: Diverted Flight

    Prompt: Diverted Flight Into the trees, you crash and spin the limbs cut ribbons into your skin. You claw at the branches, your fingers rubbed bare but there’s nothing to grab onto but air. # The ground rushes toward you at impossible speed bright roses greet you, immune to your needs. Their blood-red blossoms bow…