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Chronicles of Mary
December 2025 Short Story of the Month You know when even the things you dislike about a person make you love her even more? Well, that was Mary. On the one hand, she had more magic in her little pinky than I did in my entire body, but she rarely used it. It drove me Continue reading
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A New Favorite!
If you’re like me, you pretty much like most books you read. That’s not saying that every book is my favorite, but I rarely regret reading a book. That being said, I do have a handful of favorites. Before this month, my five favorite books haven’t changed in around 20 years. Here they are: However, Continue reading
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The Immortal Night
May 2025 Short Story of the Month Harry shuffled the deck of cards and pushed it across the table. “Deal,” he said. “One more hand,” I agreed. It was a way to pass the time. More importantly, it was a way to avoid talking about the dead body in the next room. We were given Continue reading
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Time Stopped that Day
February 2025 Short Story of the Month “How did you know?” I asked, not sure I wanted the answer. I thought I had been careful. I thought she would assume I was up to normal teen things, like drugs and acting out. “Seriously? That’s what you want to know? How do I know?” She was Continue reading
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New Book: Ogres of the Lake
I have some super exciting news! My newest book is out now! Available on Amazon in paperback or for kindle. Happy reading and writing today and every day! Continue reading
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NANOWRIMO Winner
I have been busy with NANOWRIMO, and I won! This means that I wrote 50,000 words of a new novel. The question is… what now? Honestly, for the story I worked on for NANOWRIMO, I don’t know. Usually when I finish, I put it aside for at least a month and then take a look Continue reading
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Fortune Cookie Magic
July 2024 Short Story of the Month Tammy slumped in the booth trying to make herself invisible. As she slid further down, her hands accidentally touched the underneath of the seat cushion. It was sticky. “Gross,” she mumbled, instantly sitting up straighter. She looked at her hands. There was something grey and questionable on her Continue reading
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The Location
February 2024’s short story of the month The moon was sitting on the house across the street as Jade left her house for her night shift. You would think that after a year of working nights, she would be used to it, but you would be wrong. Being a creature of the night took a Continue reading
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New Book is out now!
My newest novel is out now! The print version is available for purchase now, and the kindle version is available for pre-orders (will be released on Sept. 23, 2023)! To purchase a copy of your very own, click the title: Mages of the Lake Or, to share with everyone, use the Amazon widget below: Even Continue reading
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No Bounds
January 2023’s short story of the month He had trouble walking, trouble standing up, trouble buttering his toast. But his mind was as sharp as ever. He had this amazing way with trivia. He could tell you the atomic weight of every element on the periodic table. He could name every bone and muscle in Continue reading
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