This week's short story is A Vulture Waits. Another Guillermo Tavarez crime story, the first, in fact. Short and suspenseful. Originally published in Fiction River: Justice edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. books2read.com/u/4A96ap

This week's short story. Magnitude And Insignificance. A tale of a very short invasion by a toy-sized alien species. Originally published in Snot-Nosed Aliens edited by Dean Wesley Smith. books2read.com/u/bwMOWa

Here's another short story for the week. Walking Nonexistent was originally published in the anthology, No Secrets Better Kept, edited by Dayle Dermatis. This story is both surreal and dream-like. I found the perfect art for the cover, too. books2read.com/u/bQ07wd

Dispatch From The Other Side originally appeared in The Golden Door edited by Jamie Ferguson. My story involves a mysterious and infamous postcard and a young protagonist who lost his family crossing the southern border when he was just a baby. There's a slight science fiction element to it.

I think studios should be more patient with woman-led properties especially where superheroes are concerned. Trolls poisoning the well are causing distress but are mostly an overly-loud subgroup not representive of the movie going audience. Women can and should be allowed to be superheroes.

This week's short story is a Guillermo Tavarez story. I have several short stories with this character. No novel yet. Twisted But Never Broken first appeared in Fiction River: Dark & Deadly Passions. Dark crime fiction. books2read.com/u/3n6ydK

This week's short story is Confessional. It's both a crime story and a ghost story. A haunted bathroom stall. Originally appeared in my crime fiction collection, The Devil Is In The Dust. And reprinted in Pulphouse. books2read.com/u/bwMV8v

This week's short story is Ready Mundane. The graveyard shift, a breach between worlds, and the shattered innocence of a mundane. Originally appeared in Wandering Monsters: Boundary Shock Quarterly #16. books2read.com/u/b65zJ6

This week's short story considers the goofy idea of using time travel for tree care. I had too much fun writing it. books2read.com/u/bQ0Ja6

This little spider on my laptop has a great idea for a story and wants me to write it.

This week's short story is "Scurvy And Forgiveness." A wacky and dangerous tale of unexpected modern-day pirates. books2read.com/u/boKEZ0

"Uncomfortable Shoes" is a short story originally published in Pulphouse. Wanted to write about a shoeshine stand with a shoeshiner who can see a customer's future. Got that plus a romance. I choose to believe the shoeshiner made the right choice in the end and everything worked out all right.

Artist: Jocelin Carmes

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This week's short story is "Lucy and the Underworld." This dark fantasy tale is dream-like from the point of view of a search and rescue dog years after the apocalypse. Lucy does what a search and rescue dog does—keeps searching, unrelenting. books2read.com/u/ba8PQ6

This week's short story is a trip down the rabbit hole in the form of a dryer. Another one originally published in Pulphouse. books2read.com/u/3kREpR

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This week's short story is Machine In The Ghost. A story created by reversing the first and last words in the phrase "ghost in the machine." What came out is a weird science fiction story with ghosts and the inexplicable. Originally published in Pulphouse several years ago. books2read.com/u/4AqVBK

This weeks short story is Reunion Seeking. Originally appeared in Pulphouse Fiction Magazine a few years back. A story about a question and trauma from a school shooting. books2read.com/u/4AqDwo

This week's short story is Eternal Flame. A lonely dragon in a broken world seeking more of her kind. books2read.com/u/mdZxew

This week's short story is Knock On Wood. A story about staring out the front door peephole and madness. books2read.com/u/3ndykK

This week's short story I found perfect and wonderful art. Dog Steps was originally published in Pulphouse. Dog is written in the spirit of the television show, The Littlest Hobo, and other literature classics featuring dogs. But, rest assured, it is NOT like Old Yeller. books2read.com/u/38onga

I can't stop laughing at this post. It's perfect.

This week's short story is Blind Eclipse. Set during the Golden Age of Hollywood, in a movie theater in Minnesota. I drew inspiration from The Grand Theater (and it's history) in Crookston, the town I grew up in. books2read.com/u/baYGkv

This week's short story is Lending The Truth. It's the flipside of Knowledge Blooms, which I published a few weeks ago. Pure fantasy about those little lending libraries, light and hopeful. Lending The Truth has a little lending library, but this one is haunted. books2read.com/u/m0yr6l

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This week's short story. We Know Who We are is a crime story (kleptomania) and all character. books2read.com/u/m29Lgk

This week's short story is The Sudden Room. This has big Twilight Zone feel, like Rod Serling might suddenly appear. A story about a room that suddenly appears in a home and the woman who must face the reality of what's behind that door. books2read.com/u/4jkkdD

I'm not the only one with a Kickstarter. (Thanks, Captain Obvious!) If you want something cozy after you've read my crazy, Thorn is a safe bet.

Holy wow! We did it. Another stretch reward reached and we still have 30 hours to go. Backers will now get another novel, THE MIND'S LIE, which is no longer in print anywhere. Onward! kck.st/4rTZyne

Knowledge Blooms, originally published in Pulphouse, and now uploaded to online stores. Link in the comments. This fantasy story is very short but fun, where little lending libraries sprout up around town in the middle of the night. books2read.com/u/brnJ6k

A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

Best pic of the blood moon I could take with my phone this morning.

This week's short story is a crime story with a dog! books2read.com/u/mgQx5q

This week's short story release. Thriller with a touch of humor. books2read.com/u/mqdnv2

This week's short story uploaded. I really liked the art I found for this one. Had the right kind of weirdness I was looking for. A tale of alternate lives intersecting at a mortuary at the edge of the universe. books2read.com/u/mYwDPG

Uploaded another short story. books2read.com/u/mgQjM6

This is incredibly rare language from a federal judge: "Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."

Edinburgh, Sep 2024, we came across the gallows being prepped for filming for Frankenstein. Security guard dropped a hint about what movie it was for. Our friend Graham took the picture of me with the gallows in the background. You never know what you might find during a walking tour of Edinburgh.

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Even if you support massive deportation operations, under no circumstances should ANYONE be ok with US citizens being forcibly removed from their homes and detained without explanation. This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.

Presidents? SCOTUS gives them immunity. Corporations? SCOTUS makes it easier for them to pollute. Billionaires? SCOTUS says they can buy elections. But if you look Latino, speak Spanish, or work at a low wage job, SCOTUS says you can be abducted by masked agents. The legacy of the Roberts court.

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One year ago I was in Edinburgh.