An exciting two-pronged update today!
First, you may have noticed that I recently launched a new feature on the website: Free Frights! This corner of my site is going to house an ever-growing collection of stories I will write exclusively for this website, which I’ll make available… for free! That’s right. Forget waiting for publishing deadlines or pre-ordering anthologies just to see my name in print. Go ahead and enjoy these stories — right now!
I plan to add one every few months or so. The first story is already up, and it’s a weird little curio titled “The Definition of Insanity.” My wife Elaina actually came up with the title, and it fit like the proverbial glove (though in this case, the glove is likely a 90’s Nintendo Power Glove, hehe). If you’ve ever sucked at a video game, you will relate to this bite-sized tale. Keep a lookout for more free stories for your eyeballs! Free Frights for the people!!
Secondly, and I’m so excited about this. A publishing update! For those tracking my “storied” history, I have now sold my third, fourth and fifth stories! It’s been a whirlwind of a month, y’all. And I don’t mean anything else going on globally or politically in the world… although of course I don’t don’t mean it, either. Look, can we just have a little escape from all that for a moment? Okay? Good.
Now, since I have sold three pieces to three publishers, let me briefly preview what they are and when you can expect to see them in print.
- #1. “Battle Fatigue.” A melancholy dark fantasy about an aging Knight of the Round Table who is blessed with the gift of victory… but why does “blessed” feel like such a B-word?
- Release Date: March 2025 in an Arthurian Knights anthology.
- #2. “Meet Cute.” A rom-com about the horrors of re-entering the dating scene after a long-term relationship… and yes, there’s a supernatural twist. At 10,000+ words, this is my first published novelette, and I can’t wait to share it with the world!
- Release Date: Summer 2025 in a horror-comedy online publication.
- #3. “Dinner/Date.” A 500-year-old vampire’s midnight meal is rudely interrupted by a home invader. But since ancient vampires don’t tend to frequent a therapist, perhaps his captive audience can lend a listening ear? This one’s truly ridiculous and it wears its heart and humor on its bloody sleeve.
- Release Date: Fall 2025 in a vampire-themed anthology.
Alright, that’s all for now! To reiterate one last time, I am thrilled to see all this progress. Publishers actually want to feature my bizarro stories, with their idiosyncratic humor and compassionate treatment of characters. And readers seem to want to read them! Inconceivable. And yes, I do think I know what that word means. I think…
Until we meet again!