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Banner for the novel "A Devil's Gospel" by Karl El-Koura
Banner for the novel "Bishop John VS the Antichrist" by Karl El-Koura
Banner for the short story collection "Ooter's Place and Other Stories of Fear, Faith, and Love" by Karl El-Koura

As much as I enjoy the scope and the power to immerse oneself in the world and characters of a novel, there’s something special about being able to read an entire story in one sitting. That’s why I love reading and writing short stories, and there’s a special place in […]

“Your Attention Please” sold to Daily Science Fiction

Flash Point SF has bought my 500-word story, “Heaven Ain’t What It’s Cracked Up To Be.” This little literary jab is about a man who isn’t happy with the after-life . . . and doesn’t seem to get what the problem is. I’m particularly excited about this sale because I […]

“Heaven Ain’t What It’s Cracked Up To Be” sold to …

Very happy to report that Daily Science Fiction has bought my short story “Ali Knows the Future,” which I wrote after our daughter said that her friend from preschool could predict the future, and I started to wonder if he actually could. This will be my third appearance at Daily […]

“Ali Knows the Future” sold to Daily Science Fiction

Cover art for Neo-opsis 31

My story “Stevenson’s Planet” is now available in Issue 31 of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine. You can buy your own copy! This is my third appearance in Neo-opsis, following “The Kedari Virus” in Issue 9 (way back in 2006) and “You Just Proved Title Advertising Works” in Issue 26 (2016). […]

“Stevenson’s Planet” in Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine #31

Cover of Mythic Issue #13

I’m pleased to make another small contribution to the number of stories in the world: my alien invasion tale “The Dead Thing at the Bottom of the Pool” is now available in MYTHIC #13. You can buy your own copy of the issue for the cost of a cappuccino. Below […]

“The Dead Thing at the Bottom of the Pool” in …

Icon of St. John and St. Prochorus. By NN (Russische Ikone) (Ă–kumenisches Heiligenlexikon (public domain)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

I recently finished reading Bart Ehrman’s book Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth. There are things to like about the book and things I disagree with (one will want to inject oneself with a healthy dose of elitism vaccine before wading into the book, for example). […]

Illiterate Evangelists, Illegitimate Gospels? A Rebuttal of Bart Ehrman’s Argument

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