Category: Short-Stories

I am extremely proud to announce the publication of my short story, Virtual Oracle in Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Issue #12. There’s a touch of other-worldliness in this one that borders on magic realism/mysticism. I hope you enjoy it! Elizabeth had no idea that crashing the cocktail party would ultimately send her entire world tumbling down around her.   Available in both print / ebook from your favorite online retailers: https://books2read.com/u/4AOVMN

When you start tossing ideas around, you never really know which ones are going to stick together in ways that make you tilt your head sideways, start to smile, and know you have to see where it takes you. So when the words the words “workaholic” and “ghost” stuck to my whiteboard, I knew I had to play with the idea. I’m glad I did. Because while the ghost of Harold Oglethorpe never got that Read More …

If you missed Burning Bright when it was first printed in Cat Ladies of the Apocalypse, here’s another place where you can find it. Year of the Cat #4 – A Cat of Strange Lands collects nine wonderful stories about cats in all sorts of different times and places. From the book description: Cats roam everywhere on the planet. Everywhere. Their breed names often betray their place of origin—or their strange origin story in some Read More …

In another life, I had dreams of becoming an architect. So it would stand to reason that a trip to Southern California would naturally include a visit to the Winchester Mystery House. And, because it’s just the way I think, the first (and best) idea I had for the theme “Doorways to Enchantment” was of the mansion’s (in)famous “door to nowhere.” From the editor’s introduction to the story: The Winchester Mystery House is a gorgeous, Read More …

With a name like Cat Ladies of the Apocalypse, how could I not have submitted a story for this anthology? And I am delighted to announce that my story, Burning Bright, made the cut. Since I was a child, my cats-of-choice have always been of the ‘higher than us on the food chain’ variety. So when I sat down to write this story, my thoughts naturally gravitated to big cats. But the simple logistics of Read More …

If you didn’t read Tendrils when it was first printed in Fiction River: Hard Choices, here’s another place where you can find it. Fiction River Presents: Space Travelers collects a handful of stories from previous Fiction River anthologies, all centered around space travel. From the book description: From little rovers exploring the planets where humans cannot yet go, to human explorers flung into realms of space/time beyond their knowledge and experience, to aliens who drop Read More …

I never know what to expect when an opportunity to write for Fiction River crosses my desk, and this one was no different. At the time, I was immersed in research for another project that centered on the largely unexplored world of our own oceans and the creatures that make their home in the depths – themes that carried over into Tendrils, the story in this great collection. The alien character of Oma owes her Read More …

Two bits of news here – first off, I am very proud to announce that last summer my short story, Stone Soup, was awarded 1st Place in the 2017 League of Utah Writers Short Fiction contest. There were many times, as my children were growing up, when I wished for even the simplest of magics that might make our lives easier—particularly during those difficult times between jobs, when the pantry routinely resembled Mother Hubbard’s cupboard. Read More …

Dangerous spirits lurk in the woods. A bargain can bind a soul. Enchanted sleep can only be broken by true love’s kiss… You know these things are true… even in this modern world. Your heart still recognizes the power and mystery you can only find in a fairy tale. In Beauty and Wickedness, sixteen authors retell and reimagine some of the most enchanting fairy tales ever told. Within these pages, you’ll find beauty and treachery, Read More …