Featured Excerpt:
'Out of the corner of my eye I saw that, in one section of the sky, all of the stars seemed to have suddenly gone out, leaving a great void in the spangled sky. I turned, hardly believing what I saw, and looked about me at other things, thinking I had a spot in my vision. But the black mass did not follow my sight and remained just there in the sky.' ~ Excerpt from The People From Beyond the Stars
Click on the links below to read excerpts from the titled pieces.
Short Stories
Excerpt from "The Real Saint Nick, or How Henry and Jack Learned the Truth About Father Christmas" (horror)
It was four days before Christmas, and Henry felt none of the joy most children his age were feeling when he came home from school that Friday afternoon. The children had been let out early to give them a head start on their winter holiday... (click to read more)
Excerpt from "The People from Beyond the Stars" (sci fi)
Ever since I was young, as far back as I can remember, I have been fascinated with the idea of life on other planets. Though, perhaps obsessed would be nearer the mark, as I can hardly recall a moment in my youth when anything I did or thought was not somehow motivated by, or related to, my preoccupation with extraterrestrial life... (click to read more)
Poetry
Devil Tree (horror)
It is said that in a withered waste
Stands a tree twisted, rotted, in chain encased... (click to read more)
Comic Scripts
Panel 2. We begin our tale by opening upon a lone, early twentieth century home, as seen from a distance. The hour is late, and the sky is dark. Deep shadows fall upon the house’s exterior, throwing it into nearly complete silhouette... (click read more)
Excerpt from "The Switch" script (horror)
Panel 2. Close up on a metallic object. It’s unclear what the thing is. All that we can see is that the object is made up of two connected pieces. The first piece, to the right, looks like one side of an octagonal shape, while the second piece is ribbed and cylindrical... (click to read more)
