Category: Stories

The creature’s claws grip the rail of the hospital bed, as if hanging on for dear life. Smokers yellow nails, ancient blood a dark blue…

This was my second round entry in the NYC Midnight 100 Word Microfiction Challenge.  For more on the competition and my winning first round entry,…

This was my entry in the first round of the NYC Midnight 100 Word Microfiction Challenge. It won First Place in my group! How the…

The heavy velvet curtains close, the applause dies and the ambient noise inside the theater returns to the whispering, the program shuffling, the creak of…

The world was coming to an end, and all he could do was scream about the lack of Peanut Butter Crunch cereal. His seven year…

When the coast is clear, I open the door of my Corolla that’s held together with duct tape, zip ties and parts from the local…

This story won the 1991 San Francisco Bay Guardian Fiction Contest, and was published, along with an interview, in their May/June 1991 issue. The first…