SHORT STORIES

For a full list of Stories, Published and Unpublished, or to read more stories, contact me.

Fantasy, crime, sci-fi, suspense, humor, and more!

Published Stories

Curently Available to Read!

Curently Unavailable to Read

To see past published stories that are no longer available online, contact me.

Including stories in Gryphonwood, Hiss Quarterly, MindFire Renewed, Opium, and The Externalist!

A Time Upon

The Fix

Beat Me Flat

Follies of a Sane Man on a Cold Night Alone

Undulation

and more!

"Far Down Trodden Paths," early 2023, Aphelion Webzine (a Roda story!), online

Not Yet Published

"Strolls, Raids, and Spirits Too," Issue 9: Fall 2023, Adventures by Offbeat Reads, buy on Amazon, print

SHOP

Available by Request

Contact me if you wish to publish any of my stories.

No Better Place to Hide

Jesse and Dess are playing hide and seek in the basement. It all takes an unusual turn for Jesse when he finds himself in a new world with talking creatures who think he's weird. How will he get home?

--now on Underside Stories!--

The City Scowls

Henry has a case of cash, but doesn't want it. Follow Henry through the ranks of a local drug ring right to the moment Henry is pitted against them, for better or worse.

"My Sweet Rose," January 2024, Mystery Tribune Online, daily fiction online, written as Byron Eflock

"The Spirit of Roshall," February 2025, Bewildering Stories, Issue 1081, (a Roda and Cadovis/TWC story!), online

"A Penny for Your Psyche," July 2025, Close to the Bone, online (as LD Lawter)

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Short stories in Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Slipstream, Humor, Drama, Noir, Suspense, and more!