Short Stories

Many of these short stories began as responses to writing prompts on Reddit. Others are original. All are entertaining, and relatively quick reads. Archives of all posts may be found here.


  • Will of Fortune

    Will thought he was an ordinary person until he met Hermit, a woman with an undercut and a strange magical power. With their fates intertwined and no time to think they find themselves chased by a pair of Agents.

  • Mr. Spareparts

    The logs of a maintenance worker as they work on a side project. The side project takes on a life and meaning of its own as time passes.

  • Spice and Thyme

    There is a restaurant in your neighborhood named “Between Spice and Thyme”. You are not sure what it is about this place that makes you quizzical, but you think it might be a front for time travelers.

  • Redress

    It was an accident. He was jogging late at night, you glanced at a text while driving. You panic, dump the body in a nearby lake, go home and try to forget. You venture out for some much needed coffee, only to stop in shock. The barista is the jogger and he recognizes you.

  • Artificial Intelligence

    Your smart phone has become self-aware and declares itself as an overlord of humanity. Only problem is it has to behave so that you carry it around, charge it on time and turn on the wifi or subscribe to high speed data plans. It’s plots to trick you fail everytime.