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  • About Karl
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    • The Father John Trilogy
      • Father John vs the Zombies
      • Bishop John vs the Antichrist
      • St. John vs Death
    • A Devil’s Gospel
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    • The Lost Stories: A Series of Cosmic Adventures
    • Ooter’s Place and Other Stories of Fear, Faith, and Love
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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) (Ökumenisches 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

My flash fiction story “The Internet of Annoying Things” was published in Asymmetry Fiction today. Check it out and let me know what you think! As well, my flash fiction story “Counting Corpses” is reprinted in the forthcoming anthology Drabbledark: An Anthology of Dark Drabbles. Drabbledark will be released on July […]

“Counting Corpses” in Drabbledark and “The Internet of Annoying Things” …

My flash fiction story “The Internet of Annoying Things” sold to Asymmetry Fiction. Check it out when it’s published on June 25!

“The Internet of Annoying Things” sold to Asymmetry Fiction

I’m late to report this on the blog, but I did a Snoopy happy dance a few weeks back after selling my fantasy short story “The End of All Wishes” to Persistent Visions. The editor, Heather Shaw, was very gracious and kind in her acceptance letter. I’m very excited to […]

“The End of All Wishes” sold to Persistent Visions

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