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No Necromancers, Please
This is a story about online dating, necromancy, and other things that sound fun until you have to attempt them.
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Why I Write Horror (and Children’s Stories)
I seem like a generally well-adjusted, kind person, so I normally get asked pretty quickly why I write horror. I have reasons (and it’s not just a fertile imagination).
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The Flashlight Game
This is a short horror story from last year that has only been shared via Slack and text message until now. In that time, it’s sparked a lot of good conversations and become my favorite story, though, so I had to share it. It still gives me goosebumps, by the way.
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The Grand Guignol
I tried to write a horror story with nothing supernatural, and I wanted to research a period piece, so I wrote about 1920s Paris and the Grand Guignol. Don’t know what that was? Read the story.
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Death at Hell House
A short story for Halloween with a little bit of hell house nostalgia and a lot of Southern Gothic and Tales From the Crypt influences.
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Little Tommy’s Slumber Party
Another Tommy and his pet dragon story that was motivated by my wonderful son’s struggle with bedtime.
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Punk Rock Preacher - Sample Scenes
I’m working on a new novel set in the 90s Christian punk/hardcore scene (which I was heavily involved in), and I put together a few example scenes just for myself to help establish the language and feeling I want to use.
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Little Tommy and the Big Parade
This is a short story for my three-year-old son, but it's pretty fun for adults. Maybe I'll give up on horror and write about little boys and dragons.
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Reese’s Pieces
One day, not that long ago, my friend John jumped onto Slack to announce “I found Reese’s Pieces.” I joked that it sounded like a tragedy until I saw the title case, but “I found Reese’s pieces” would be a great opening line. He said it sounded noir, and so I wrote a short story.