Publishing
I started writing short stories back when I was in high school. I would smash away at an old electric typewriter at my father’s desk, or write long hand in an old sketchbook. Those early writings have stayed hidden, but over the last few years I have gone back to the process and crafted some stories I believe in, and want to share with the world. Below are two offerings. If you explore these pages I hope you see the love put into these works.
The Block & Others
The Block - When Dale Cummings made his way up the dusty stretch of State Route 69 he was not prepared for what was about to happen. None of the four men of the stalled work crew were either. As the temperature rose that bright Arizona morning, something foul and ancient rose as well. Only the bravery of these five men, and the sacrifice of one of them, could hold back the unnameable thing that hid beneath the land around Oak Creek. For how long, none of them knew. They all believed that day was the end of it, but the experience followed them. Years later Dale would be forced to confront the memories, the fear, and terrifying truth of the events of that day.
Two and a Half Pounds - deep in the lost depths of the Amazon jungle a man wrestles with the weight of his decisions.
Out of Time - a traveler, with all the time in the world, runs out.
A Bit of Nonsense - a damp delve into the raucous repercussions of a enchanted encounter.
Kanashimi No Ottome (The Maiden of Sorrows)
A brief and tragic encounter on a desolate mountainside in 17th century Japan begins a generations long path of revenge. The young soldier Higashi Chikayoshi was unprepared for what would be set in motion by fulfilling his duty to his Lord Ieyasu, hunting down the spy and traitor Erai Orochi. The unsuspecting soldier’s actions release a supernatural terror into the world. His life, and the lives of all those the creature touches, are forever changed.
Kanashimi no Otome weaves a tale of love, death, and the supernatural. Wrapped in the myth of the Japanese monster the Nukekubi is a love story that spans centuries. The story of a doomed young woman’s power, and the man that tries to save her both in life, death, and beyond.