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Category: Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction – Florence

June 29, 2018August 4, 2018Leave a comment

She was outside again, watching me. Her face wore a gentle expression, but what lay behind those dark, piercing eyes? It’s strange. I can go for weeks without seeing her, but she’d been outside, watching, waiting, every night for the past week. We’d lived opposite each other for almost ten years. I’m ashamed to say … Continue reading Flash Fiction – Florence

Winter Zombieland

December 13, 2016December 24, 20162 Comments

Snow is falling, covering the Earth in a magical white carpet. It will soon be the most wonderful time of the year. But are you ready for a yuletide invasion of flesh-devouring zombies? They don’t care if you’ve been naughty or nice. They only care that your brains taste good and go well with a … Continue reading Winter Zombieland

Flash Fiction – Shooting Star

August 31, 2016August 3, 2018Leave a comment

“What are you dressed as, John?” “I’m an astronaut, Miss Millie. I’m a Shooting Star,” John Gibson stated with pride. It was second-grade fancy dress day at school and their teacher, Millie Atkins, was asking her pupils to describe their outfits. “Go home, loser,” a voice yelled. Millie suspected the voice belonged to Mike Rudnicki, … Continue reading Flash Fiction – Shooting Star

Flash Fiction – You Can’t Always Get What You Want

August 22, 2016August 3, 2018Leave a comment

Jess’s verbal onslaught took me completely by surprise. “How could he do this to me? Shit! I was his world, his little princess. There’s no way this is right. I don’t believe it.” Her face went bright red as she aimed a furious gush of vitriol toward our recently deceased father, and the battle-scarred guitar … Continue reading Flash Fiction – You Can’t Always Get What You Want

The Haunted Pen In Print

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America’s Emerging Suspense Writers

Featuring my 4,000-word short story “Chop Shop.”

America’s Emerging Writers – Volume One

Featuring my flash fiction story “Two Minutes to Midnight.”
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Cathartic Screams

Featuring my Gothic horror short story “Nevermore.”
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Connecticut’s Emerging Writers

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