Nine speculative fiction pieces from Speculative 66!
Speculative 66 is an online magazine featuring works of fiction that are exactly 66 words. I was fortunate enough to have a few pieces appear in this publication beginning in issue six and continuing until issue nineteen. Continue reading “Speculative 66: Issues 6, 7, and 8”
“This is a delicate business with a very small margin for error.”
“Mustard seed?”
“Check.” Continue reading ““The Vampire Hunter’s Apprentice””
“They’re practically dead before coming off the skillet.”
The sounds of a Saturday morning breakfast crowd filled the small diner. Modeled to resemble the roadside dives of yesteryear, the place was certainly popular and maintained a loyal cohort of regulars. Continue reading ““Blueberry Pancakes””
A couple of short stories about deadly spiders (some extraterrestrial and one the product of island gigantism) spinning doom.
When I was a child, I had an intense fear of spiders. My dread of those little eight-legged monsters has somewhat eased in my adulthood, but I continue to hesitate whenever I encounter an arachnid. Continue reading “Ensnared in a Childhood Fear: “Floating over a Spider” and “Montanha do Aranha””
“I don’t lose,” said Hare.
Tortoise had won.
He had won! Continue reading ““The Tortoise and the Hare Revisited””
A Visit to the Idea Factory 