Letting Go

Originally published in the collection Needles & Sins Necro Publications, October 2007 She was newly born; her face gave it away. The shadows of death hadn’t marked her yet. The smudgepot glow of the stagelight flickered bloodily on lily pure cheeks as she...
A Ripple in the Veil

A Ripple in the Veil

Classic source: Arthur Machen A parliament of rooks passes over my house every day. In the morning they fly south, presumably to the fields and woods where they feed. During the evening they head back north, a great black cloud dragging dusk behind. I never tire of...

The Scrubs A Novella

Author’s Note Wormwood Scrubs is the actual name of a functioning prison located in London, which is known affectionately as The Scrubs. The Wormwood Scrubs described in this story is wholly fictional. * * * * * * Chapter One The North Wing The steel mesh sang with...

We All Fall Down

Prologue The BMW 530i’s engine screamed, but it was unclear whether it was in agony or ecstasy. Vee8 squashed the gas pedal deeper into the carpet and tipped the balance into the pain barrier. The car accelerated through the narrow car-lined street, occasionally...
Paying the Piper

Paying the Piper

Chapter One Scott leaned on his horn and roared through the red light. Six lanes of traffic on Van Ness with the green light on their side lurched forward then slithered to a halt in the same breath. A barrage of blaring car horns trailed after him. Geary Boulevard...