A combination of the literary flash pieces I’ve been writing with a fantasy theme. When I sat down to write, I had only one line in mind: The dragon is not a metaphor. I went from there. The title is from Beowulf. Read it at Daily Science Fiction.
I was on a Horror writing panel at Multiverse with author Derek Austin Johnson. We were discussing the difference between writing long form vs. short form and literary vs. horror. Derek was saying something along the lines of, “In a literary novel, you could spend say three paragraphs, I don’t know, describing your character’s socks. […]
The fun thing about writing speculative fiction is I can put historical pirates and theoretical wormholes in space and time in the same story. Read it at Unchartedmag.com.
A sad robot story for Clarkesworld. They did an audio version as well, which was really cool.
The inimitable Blaze Ward presents another Blaze Ward Presents… A father takes his daughter to a flea market to teach her about the “fundamental crookedness of all people.” And to get some fudge. Available from Blaze Ward Presents.
A werewolf tale like no other. I tried to write a non-genre piece and a werewolf showed up. Available from Wyldblood Press.
Another non-genre flash piece, this one published in the very cool Raconteur Magazine, Vol. II, Issue II. Riots, music, mayhem, and of course, flaming projectiles. Available from Amazon.
For some reason, I always wanted to set a story in the trenches of WWI. When I finally did, it pretty much had to be horror. Dark fantasy if I’m feeling generous. But trying to come up with something to move the needle on the men experiencing the every day terrors of trench warfare was […]
A short and violent tale set in the world of DUSTER. You get this story for FREE when you sign up for my newsletter. “No one writes bastard-son-of-a-bitch characters as brilliantly as Adam Stemple” Naomi Kritzer, Hugo award-winning author of CATFISHING ON CATNET
Gonzo story in a gonzo anthology. Meet Sister Elizabeth, peaceful old nun, wrongfully arrested for murdering the local priest. Or could she be more than she seems? Given the name of the anthology, is that really a question? E-book and POD.
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