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The Weird West World of Doomtown

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A board game + poker + Weird Wild West = what’s not to love? That about sums AEG‘s Doomtown Reloaded game, which is was a one-on-one battle for Wild West town dominance through character and land card abilities, board maneuvers and shootouts via poker hands. Add in a slew of colorful and quirky characters–law dogs, abominations, outlaws and mystics–and it’s not just a game, but a world.

I recently had a chance to write several short fiction pieces to accompany previews of new cards. It was a lot of fun and my first time writing for a board game!

Read “Satiating the Darkness” – A Showstopper Conclusion.

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Read “Rites of the Smoking Mirror.”

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Read: “Speaks-with-Earth.”

The full backlog of Doomtown stories are here.

Horror Stories in Lovecraft eZine available!

My story BETTER HALVES and other unsettling paranormal and cosmic tales are now available in the print issue of Lovecraft eZine (#36), published by Mike Davis.

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I wouldn’t want to run into that creature at night!

 

 

FRIGHT MARE – Women Write Horror

I am honored to have my story reprint, “What the Storm Brings,” included in this Stoker finalist anthology with a number of excellent female horror writers. FRIGHT MARE – WOMEN WRITE HORROR is now available on Amazon in print and ebook format. Check out that eerie cover!

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Horror short story: BETTER HALVES in Lovecraft Ezine

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Credit: Heather Landry

My latest horror story, BETTER HALVES, and other disturbing tales are available in the new issue of the excellent Lovecraft eZine (#36). This piece was conceived at a Cape Cod inn whose owners had a strange obsession with mirrors…

Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments! Also check out the wonderfully disturbing illustration by SandPaperDaisy Art .

Speculative Short Story in Electric Spec: MASS EXODUS

Everyone suddenly gets the ability to fly, but it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Is it aliens, superpowers or something more sinister?

Read more in my newest story, MASS EXODUS, and other science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction tales are available in the latest issue of Electric Spec. 

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I also wrote a guest author’s post explaining the idea for the story.

Short Horror Story in Lovecraft eZine: WHAT THE STORM BRINGS

WHAT THE STORM BRINGS and other unsettling tales are available in the latest issue of the excellent Lovecraft eZine (#34). This story was inspired by Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and the eerie anticipation-anxiety that descends on a town before a weather disaster. Let me know what you think in the comments!

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