Other Writing
Short Stories
01.
All the Best Cowboys
In a land where the lawlessness of the wild west is dying – great winged beasts supply both order and chaos – the five most ruthless outlaws left in Northwest Arizona are brought to their knees by an unlikely hostage. Now, she must gather resources from the cowboy’s corpses in order to survive the wrath from above as she finds her way home.
02.
Momma Always Said
A young boy – starved, unwashed, nearly feral – is spotted rummaging for scraps by villagers at the base of the Carpathian mountains. He tells the same story to all who approach him: “Momma always said, don’t fear The Moon-Faced Man. Don’t let him get close, but don’t you fear him.”
As terror mounts in the small community, the villagers learn they would have been wise to listen.
03.
Reaper, Sower
Jethro Wyndem never should have purchased that first smart phone, no sir. All he wanted to do was make a phone call to his granddaughter and then resume his life tending to his farm. Now, hideous reapers claw at the windows and roof of his country home, desperate to consume his soul.
04.
With Warm Bedding and Chamomile Tea
A dysfunctional family moves into their first home after a troublesome incident has them vacating their apartment and seeking a fresh start. The house is old and neglected, with a large boulder set underneath the yard’s solitary cottonwood tree – a boulder which speaks to the family’s young son, whispering darkness.
Has the Rodriguez family found themselves in the clutches of a haunting, or something even more sinister?