Short Stories

I have written a lot of short fiction during the fall and early winter of 2019, but as all the stories are under consideration in various places, I can't post them here. In time, though.

This is excellent, it really is.

Most people cry. Sorry about that.

Given that The Lancet is an esteemed medical journal, it was a shock to be a winner in their medical-based fiction contest.

Now I regret not editing this piece...

A deliciously bizarre short-short.

Previously published in Alcyone, but you have

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Brief vignettes inspired by product labels. Childish and madcap, they are a quick read. Previously published in Interrobang.

A Love Story. Tragic, sweet.

Not my best work, but OK.

Harry Potter meets PETA.

Super-short; just a nugget.

Further silliness. From 2004.

Winner of Mensa Writers Contest (3rd Prize of course).

Previously published.