Current Projects

Some current projects I'm working on.

DONE! - A Jack Daniels/AJ Rakowski Mystery
(A collaboration thriller with J.A. Konrath)



A 12,000 word novella. Currently being edited.

#1 - Ma Tutt's Secret Spice
(A Mack the Magical Cat Mystery - Book 2)


20,000 / 45,000 words written.

#2 - The Sword of Otrim

(An sword and sorcery epic fantasy novel)


20,000 / 40,000 words written.

#3 - The Adventures of Max McCannor
(MG/YA collaboration with T.M. Hunter)



20,000 / 60,000 words written.



More stories and concepts I want to get to...


  • Tremble Town - episodes of supernatural suspense with Stoney Setzer 
  • A werewolf novel with Jeff Chapman
  • A space western with Dan Devine
  • A cozy mystery with Nancy Mehl
  • A horror novella with Gustavo Bondoni 
  • The Walking Death - a novel set in the Apocalypse Weird Universe
  • Uprising - Part 2 of my Silo Saga (based on Hugh Howey's Wool)
  • Silence - Part 3 of my Silo Saga (read Part 1, The Last Prayer)
  • The Sword of Otrim  - expand series into an epic fantasy novel
  • The Tralian Incident - a post-apocalyptic/science fiction novel
  • Drinking Games - expand my Nbonivoy/Rakowski thriller
  • Huge Huey Must Live! - a satire novella on indie publishing
  • The Princess and the Kamau - an epic sword and soul fantasy 
  • The Return of Captain Tyler - a ghost story sequel



  • List of my short stories and where to find them. Many are free online (please report any dead links, thanks!)

    + Cat Potion No. 9 (magical fantasy, 1200 words - free for the asking!)
    + Biker Preacher (mainstream Christian lit, 2200 words)
    + Hope and a Prayer (mainstream lit, 2000 words)
    + Yes Allie, There’s a Bogeyman Under Your Bed (horror, 900 words)
    + It’s the Idea (mainstream, 2050 words)
    Exit Ramp (pulp fantasy, 2380 words) (Issue One of EconoClash Review, Feb 2018)
    + An Uneventful Flight (slice-of-life, 1000 words)
    + Maysi’s First Assignment (urban fantasy, 2230 words)
    + New Life at Death Springs (supernatural western, 2650)
    + When the World Ends (humor/modern day, 515 words)
    + Friley's Friday Night (humor/fantasy, 560 words)
    + Exorcising Judgment (supernatural, 3200 words)
    + One Midsummer's Night (dark fantasy, 2830 words)
    + The Newbie and the Zombie (MG adventure, zombie-lite, humor, 3140 words)
    + My Song Request (flash fiction, humor, 500 words)
    + Tornado Drakes' Last Day of School (mainstream lit, YA, 1900 words)
    + The Engagement Ring (flash fiction, humor, 500 words)
    + Blood Feud (historical/literary, 3440 words)
    + Surprise Date (romance, 5400 words)
    + To Tame a Demon (dark fantasy, 3520 words)
    + The Pull of the Tide (fantasy, 4400 words)
    + Coast is Clear (crime/thriller flash fiction, 1100 words)
    + Take This Job (mainstream lit, 2500 words)
    + Curious Case of Kevin Klaag (psych/horror, 3800 words)
    + Long Haul Goodbye (SF flash fiction, 800 words)
    + Forewarned, Forearmed (SF/space opera, 1800 words)
    + The Third Option (mainstream, slice of life, 1580 words)
    + Life With (a few) Dogs (memoir, humor, 2000 words)
    + She Raced the Waves (and 3 other poems, 500 words)
    Hot Tub Graduation (YA, literary, 980 words) - Now at Every Day Fiction, Jan 4, 2018
    + For Pap (flash fiction, historical lit, 950 words)
    + Buttercup Magic (fantasy, 4500 words)
    + Broken Memories (SF/romance, 5400 words)
    + Time Jumper (time travel/SF, 5500 words)
    + a paranormal romance novella (8,000 words)
    + Hot Tub Graduation (Every Day Fiction, Jan 5, 2018)
    Exit Ramp (EconoClash Review, April 1, 2018)
    Possibly His Last Exorcism (Every Day Fiction, Nov 17, 2013)
    Audition With The Vampire (Every Day Fiction, Feb 27, 2012)
    A Shepherd Boy's First Christmas, biblical fiction (self-published, Dec 2011)
    + This Is Not My Autobiography, literary fiction (Mikrokosmos, Spring 2010)
    + The Sorrow of Raetheos, prose poem (Digital Dragon, Feb 2010)
    + Spring, Finally, prose poem (Every Day Poets, Sept 4, 2009)
    + Three Twitter Fictions, horror, (Thaumatrope, July 27, Aug 9, Aug 15, 2009)
    + West of the Texas Nebula, short story cowritten w/ Dan Devine (SpaceWesterns, 2008)
    + A Sad Tale from Skuddledump, short story (Tower of Light, Summer 2008)
    + Writer's Block, horrorku (Tales from the Moonlit Path, July 15, 2008)
    + Our Christening, scifaiku (Mindflights, Spring 2008)
    + Generation Gap, scifaiku (Aphelion, May 2008)
    + Au Naturale, scifaiku (Aphelion, April 2008)
    + Proposal, scifaiku (Aphelion, March 2008)
    + Pack a Day, literary short (Write Off, March 2008)
    + Golden Anniversary, microfiction (Write Off, Feb 2008)
    + Golden Anniversary, microfiction (Static Movement, April 2008)
    + The Eagle, fable (Static Movement, Feb 2008)
    + Tyler's Bed and Breakfast, short story (Flashing Swords, Feb 2008)
    + Scary Moments, short story (Bewildering Stories, Sept 8, 2008, Issue 305)
    + The Hunt Hunt, microfiction (Bewildering Stories,May 5, 2008, Issue 288)
    + The Daily Brew, microfiction (Bewildering Stories, Nov 12, 2007, Issue 267)
    + Show, Don't Tell, microfiction (Bewildering Stories, Oct 22, 2007, Issue 264)
    + Dear John, microfiction (Pen Pricks, Issue 3)
    + Grand Prix Auto, microfiction (Pen Pricks, Issue 3)
    + The Engagement Ring, microfiction (Pen Pricks, Feb 2008)
    + The Proposal, microfiction (Pen Pricks, Feb 2008)
    + I Won!, microfiction (Flashshot, Jan 21, 2008)
    + Good News, microfiction (Flashshot, Jan 9, 2008)
    + The Resignation, microfiction (Flashshot, Nov 29, 2007)
    + The Anniversary, short story, (Every Day Fiction, Jan 1, 2008)
    + Spam Fiction, short story (Every Day Fiction, Sept 17, 2007)
    + A Thousand Splendid Monkeys, flash fiction (Ray Gun Revival, 2007)
    + Shock the Monkey, flash fiction (Ray Gun Revival, 2007)
    + The Farm, microfiction (MicroHorror, September 2007)
    + The Audition, microfiction (MicroHorror, August 2007)
    + The Time Had Come, microfiction (MicroHorror, August 2007)
    + Show, Don't Tell, microfiction (MicroHorror, August 2007)
    + Quick Gasps of Breath - 5 MicroHorrors
    + Space Monkey Pirates - 3 Flash Fictions
    + Spam Fiction - Short humor piece
    + Even Superheroes! - Fan fiction, humor
    + Billy Farnsworth Zombie Hunter - another short humor piece