Short Stories

A monster movie marathon leads to a most important lesson.

Back in 1999, a certain writer in Maine was very lucky. But what if...

The story of a dragon who befriends Quasimodo.

The genesis of my formless and flowing faith.

Kyles' uncle has a hole in his neck. Wanna see?

The bus was a strange place, halfway between the freedom of home and the prison of school. The driver never had to assign seats. We knew our places.

A young boy digs to the Devil.

A traumatic day. Some time I'll tell you about the day my Daddy locked himself outside. That was funny.

A parable of sorts. Written under the influence of a sad and beautiful comic called Mother, Come Home by Paul Hornschemeier, and the siren voice of Ray Bradbury.

Writing rule number one is Write What You Know. I know these things. I remember holding that baseball bat, not sure what I wanted to do with it. And I remember putting it away, helpless and little.