I’ve written lots of short fiction over the years. If the Infinite Monkey Theorem holds true, some of it will be readable. Maybe not Shakespeare – after all, I’m only one monkey and I don’t have forever – but the principle is the same. I’ve posted a few samples on this site (click the Stories menu) and provide links on this page to other work published online.

A story that’s been kickin’ around for a while in my hard drive finally found a home. “Ice Out” was the cover story in the November 18th 2024 issue of Piker Press. It’s my tribute to the Wobbly Moose, an ADK roadhouse that lived online and in my imagination, and which closed long before I got there.

Given that our ecosphere is essentially a closed system, recycling is not just a good idea, it’s inevitable. “Legion,” published in the Chamber Magazine, takes this to the logical (if dark) extreme.

Jersey Devil Press has also published a few of my dark short stories. “Precipitant” is about, well, just that (in the tap water). If you’ve ever suffered stiffness of the joints, you might appreciate “Strange Affliction.”

“Durable Goods” is a short story about one man’s DIY approach to quantum immortality. (Disclaimer: Please don’t try this at home.)  Initially published by New American Legends and more recently produced as a podcast by Manawaker Studio.

My flash story “Mourning Dove” appears here in issue #8 of 10 By 10 Flash Fiction Stories.

I submitted some of my micro fiction to Pif Magazine, and they published all seven pieces over the course of two issues as parts 1 and 2 of a collection titled “Soup for One.”

• Pif, March 2016
• Pif, April 2016

My short story “Dogs of Chernobyl” has been produced as a podcast by Disturbing Frequencies, an offshoot of Rochester Speculative Literature Association,  which showcases science fiction, fantasy, and horror/suspense stories penned by Rochester-area writers and performed by local actors.

Because I live in a barn with a cat it was inevitable that I should write a whimsical cat tale, titled “Close to Nature,” published by Sir Socks Le Chat.

If you’ve ever gone slumming in the wrong attire, you might relate to the dilemma posed in “Where Are You From?,” which was published in Volume 56 of the print edition of the Schuylkill Valley Journal.

Early on I had stories published in Rochester’s Lake Affect Magazine, Rochester Rewritten (published by R-SPEC Press), and The Refrigerator – an indescribably quirky intra-culture Rochester zine that “published the mail, anonymously” from 1989 until 1993 and lives on online.