Featured Stories
Horror
Better Halves
Something wasn’t quite right, but Anne couldn’t place it. At first she thought it was the weather, casting a gloomy sheen over their summer beach trip, until they reached the inn.
Published in The Lovecraft eZine issue #36, See Through My Eyes and Macabre Museum, issue #1.
What the Storm Brings
Rose is all set for the superstorm about to hit Boston. What she didn’t prepare for was a mysterious stranger who arrives at the same time. Published in The Lovecraft eZine issue #34, the Stoker-nominated Fright Mare: Women Write Horror, Horror Bites Magazine issue #1 and Strange Happenings.
Maternal Bond
Postpartum paranoia and isolation chip at a new mom’s sanity as an outside threat pushes her over the edge. Published in Shadowy Natures: Stories of Psychological Horror (purchase anthology).
From Sea to Shining Sea
In a world on the edge of extinction, two jellyfish seekers hard on their luck make an unfortunate discovery. Published in Field Notes From a Nightmare (purchase anthology).
Science Fiction
Minor Malfunction
Maddy can’t wait to show off her coveted prosthetic limb to her new boyfriend. His reaction is less than stellar–especially when things start to go wrong. Published in The One That Got Away: Women of Horror Volume 3.
Comfort Zone
In a near-future world, Mar must deal with her daughter and a stranger undergoing an experimental procedure called “Switching” in an attempt to to make society more empathic. Published in Mythaxis Magazine.
The Peerlings
An off-world colony’s members begin to vanish once elusive creatures–who can only safely be heard, not seen–descend upon their home. Published in Beyond the Infinite – Tales from the Outer Reaches. “The Peerlings” is also available for a free listen at the podcast series Tales to Terrify, episode 354.
Weird West
A Dusty Arrival
Melinda and Lance must fight off cannibalistic mind-controlling creatures before they wipe out a town. Published as the cover story for the award-winning Australia-based magazine Andromeda Spaceways Magazine issue #70. and in Uchronia: Alternate Histories & Alternate Worlds. This story was also cited in Writing Speculative Fiction: Creative and Critical Approaches, a resource for writing speculative fiction.
Death’s Horse
Melinda has to reckon with an old enemy and his new, undead state. Published in SIX GUNS STRAIGHT FROM HELL.
KC Grifant 