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    • The Father John Trilogy
      • Father John vs the Zombies
      • Bishop John vs the Antichrist
      • St. John vs Death
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    • The Lost Stories: A Series of Cosmic Adventures
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Apparently my writing is too hot for Scribd, the ebook subscription service. It was just over a year ago that “Luna City, At Night,” was published there, but a few days ago Scribd decided to ban it for “violation of Scribd’s content policy,” specifically “excessive erotic and/or adult content.” The […]

Banned from Scribd!

My short story “The Undertow Jackpot” is currently available in Issue 3 of Compelling Science Fiction! I’m proud of this story and very proud and excited to have it appear in Compelling! “The Undertow Jackpot” Once he caught the scent, it didn’t take long for Ralph Bowdrie, who was smarter than the […]

“The Undertow Jackpot” in Compelling Science Fiction Issue 3

I’m very pleased to report that Compelling Science Fiction has bought my story “The Undertow Jackpot” for their third issue (coming in the next few months). I also realized I’ve been very remiss on this blog for failing to mention that my story “The Reality Machine” was published by Daily […]

Sale to Compelling Science Fiction and story published in Daily …

Yay—a second sophomore sale to report this week! Neo-opsis has bought my story “You Just Proved Title Advertising Works”; they published “The Kedari Virus” a decade ago (!) in Issue 9.

“You Just Proved Title Advertising Works” sold to Neo-opsis

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Very happy that Daily Science Fiction has bought my story “The Reality Machine,” which will be published later this year. This will be my second appearance in Daily Science Fiction; my story “Luna City, At Night” was published there on March 5, 2014.

“The Reality Machine” sold to Daily Science Fiction

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My mystery short story “The Man Who Loved Pie” will appear in Issue 2 of Mystery Weekly Magazine on September 14. Subscribe for free and get this and other mystery shorts delivered to your inbox every week! “The Man Who Loved Pie” (sample) …Bellock was already crossing the street (against the light, and […]

“The Man Who Loved Pie” in Mystery Weekly Magazine

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