“Papa Piraña”

I was invited to submit to The Beast Within 2, an anthology being published by Graveside Press, and from the beginning I knew I wanted to write a story good enough to live up to Jennifer Brozek's standards. She has rejected others of my stories on several occasions, and so I was motivated to give her something extra special. The…

“The God Bloom”

Nathan Crowder of Timid Pirate Publishing contacted me and said, "Biopunk." I was immediately intrigued and knew I had to write a story for submission to his upcoming anthology. I stewed on it for a long time and, finally, a story idea came to me. I wrote "The God Bloom" specifically for this anthology, which makes me especially delighted that…
Growing Dread: Biopunk Visions

Growing Dread: Biopunk Visions

Available for purchase in March of 2011 // Timid Pirate Publishing has released the author list for Growing Dread: Biopunk Visions, and my story "God Bloom" is on board. I am so excited for this anthology. It's going to be great! The future doesn’t go beep in the night—it goes squish. Delivering on the dark promise of the biotech revolution,…

“Oral Tradition” at Pseudopod

The amazing fiction podcast, Pseudopod, has produced my short story "Oral Tradition." Give it a listen! Excerpt: My granny had only two teeth, in the front, on the bottom. They sat crooked, pitted and decaying, and her lips fell inward, into the chasm of her mouth. Faded and splotchy, her black face had the contours of a dried-apple doll, molded…

“The Barnes Family Reunion” Audio Version at ShadowCast Audio

Jason Warden of the ShadowCast Audio Podcast has recorded a reading of my short story "The Barnes Family Reunion." It was originally published in Masters of Horror: the Anthology by Triskaideka Books (March, 2010). Listen to it! Learn more about this story's history and read an excerpt.

Masters of Horror Anthology

Welcome to a world hidden behind the blinds of reality, a landscape waiting to be molded into a thing of pain and torture. This anthology is not for the faint-hearted. The ideas, themes, and disturbing images portrayed within these pages will send your brain into overdrive on the road to madness. This book is guaranteed to rob you of sleep…
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