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“And Chickie Makes Three ,” a romcom about a lackluster couple and the odd new friend who may pull them out of their rutPublished in TL;DR Press’ Breathless anthology (Feb. 9, 2022) – available for purchase in print and digital
A ‘John’s Fave’ pick! – “Pinocchio Puberty ,” a glimpse at what happens when the little wooden boy starts growing upNEW: Published by 101 Words (Nov. 1, 2021)
“Youth Takes Flight ,” a short and quirky family drama about soaring… and fallingNEW: published by The Birdseed (Sept. 30, 2021)
“Some Roots Are Thicker Than Others ,” a drama about reclaiming our spacePublished in The Writer’s Workout’s 2021 72 Hours of Insanity anthology (Sept. 29, 2021) – available for purchase in print and digital
“And Trah-lah-lah to You Too! ,” a dark comedy about the dangers of over-indulging a town nuisanceNEW: Published by Hearth & Coffin (Sept. 26, 2021) – EDITOR’S CHOICE
A ‘John’s Fave’ pick! – “Scareplane ,” a ghoulish jaunt through the not-so-friendly skiesNEW: Published by 101 Words (Sept. 4, 2021)
A ‘John’s Fave’ pick! – “Fast Friends ,” a fairy tale of the thrilling adventures we go on with the people who mean the most to usNEW: Published by Flash Fiction Magazine (Aug. 18, 2021)
John’s Favorites
A ‘John’s Fave’ pick! – “The Cowboy’s Curse ,” a twisty and thrilling weird westernPublished in SERIAL Magazine (March 7, 2020) – Available for purchase in print or digital Reprinted by Speculate This (July 27, 2020 – link above, story starts on page 30)
A ‘John’s Fave’ pick! – “Gestation in Recess ,” a big scandal in a little setting Shortlisted in the Australian Writers’ Centre’s Furious Fiction competition (Dec. 24, 2019)
A ‘John’s Fave’ pick! – “Holding ,” a ghost-story drama about a young mechanic finding the right answers to her questions; content warning: suicide Published (print) in Metaphorosis Magazine (Oct. 1, 2020) – Available for purchase in print and digital Published (online) by Metaphorosis Magazine (Oct. 23, 2020 – link above) Read by Matt Gomez on the Metaphorosis podcast (Oct. 23, 2020 – link above) “It came from John Adams ” – a behind-the-scenes look at how this story came about, published by Metaphorosis Magazine (April 29, 2021)
A ‘John’s Fave’ pick! – “Matthew, Oliver, and the Most Epic Prom-posal Westbury High Ever Saw ,” a young-adult bromancePublished in Triangle Writers Magazine (March 1, 2020) – Available for purchase in print or digital Reprinted in Patty’s Short Stax, a Breaking Rules Publishing editor’s-choice “best of 2020” collection (March 24, 2021) – Available for purchase in print or digital
A ‘John’s Fave’ pick! – “Something Innocent and Benign ,” a fantasy bedtime storyPublished by The Weird and Whatnot (April 10, 2021) – Available for purchase in print and digital
A ‘John’s Fave’ pick! – “Up the Last Hill , ” a deathbed confession, many years in the makingPublished as Runner-Up in The Story Engine/The Shortest Story 100-word Microfiction Contest (Sept. 30, 2020)
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“But Each Night , ” a tiny gothic ghost romancePublished by Trembling With Fear (Sept. 27, 2020)
“The Diplomat’s Husband ,” a comedic misadventure of intergalactic diplomacyNEW: Published by The Drabble (June 16, 2021)
“Hard Five ,” a warning about the trouble that comes with being a comic who caresPublished by The Drabble (Nov. 27, 2019)
“Impostor Syndrome ,” a teenage melodrama with a twistPublished by The Drabble (Nov. 6, 2019)
“In One Ear ,” a teeny-tiny, creepy-crawly tale of an unscratchable itchPublished by Scribes*MICRO*Fiction (March 15, 2021)
“Journey or Retreat? ,” a role-playing game about the roles we playPublished by Outcast Magazine (Dec. 27, 2020)
“Out With the Old ,” a tense nighttime confrontationPublished by Suddenly and Without Warning (July 3, 2020)
“Pronounced ,” a reminder that same-sex marriage begat the apocalypsePublished by 101 Words (Oct. 7, 2019)
“Snow Friend of Mine ,” a holiday tale of a young girl and her fluffy white friendHonorable mention in the 2019 Weird Christmas Flash Fiction Contest (Dec. 14. 2019) Audio recording available — see below
“Something in His ‘i’s ,” a sci-fi drama about love and lossWinner of the Johnson County (Kansas) Library Imagine Your Story Writing Contest (July 12, 2020)
“Undetected , ” a comedy caper in the cul-de-sacPublished by A Story in 100 Words (Feb. 25, 2021)
“Unscouted Territory ,” a cautionary tale about children in the woodsPublished by Speculate This (July 27, 2020)
“Wedlock ,” a bite-sized piece of modern-gothic horrorPublished by Trembling With Fear (Feb. 14, 2020)
“What That’s Not ,” a quick look at a busybody friendPublished by 101 Words (Oct. 26, 2019)
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“From Pepper Valley ,” a long-simmering romance, finally resolved via lettersRead by Michael Stevens on A Story Most Queer podcast (Sept. 16, 2020)
“Snow Friend of Mine ,” a holiday tale of a young girl and her fluffy white friendRead by the author on the Weird Christmas podcast (Dec. 14, 2019 — story starts around the 14:45 mark)
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“All I Want for Christmas Is Kyle McDaniels’ Heart ,” a holiday tale of crushes and covensPublished in Macabre Ladies Publishing’s Dark Celebration: Holiday Horror Book Four (Sept. 15, 2020) – Available for purchase in print or digital
“Frizzyland Fracas ,” a theme-park dramaPublished in Triangle Writers Magazine (April 1, 2020) – Available for purchase in print and digital
“Mother’s Warning ,” a creepy short horror storyPublished in Dream of Shadows (Aug. 29, 2020) – Available for purchase in print and digital
“Wedlock ,” a bite-sized piece of modern-gothic horrorReprint in Archer Publishing’s Darker Than Night: An Anthology of Horror (Sept. 25, 2020) – Available for purchase in print and digital
Coming Soon
“The Well-trained Thing in Constance’s Dress ,” a Lovecraftian comedy with tentacles and frocksReprint publishing soon by peculiar Audio recording coming soon on the Gallery of Curiosities podcast
“When You Climb Toward, You Also Climb Away ,” a 42-word eulogy to a relationshipPublishing soon from 42 Stories Anthology
“You Peli-can’t Hurry Love ,” a tender romance between a woman and a pelican-personPublishing soon by peculiar
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