Short Stories
Newest Release
A Ship Story: #4 Luck of the Draw
Read Time: 55 min
Griff and LaRue, a pair of street-wise employees at Shixi’s Hotel, are tasked with acquiring an antique watch… by any means necessary. But when they discover a secret about Griff’s childhood, he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands.
The Ship Stories
10,000 Word Short Stories
The Ship Stories are an ever-growing series about the lives and happenings of people living sometime in the not-too-distant future.
Everybody knows about what happened, and everybody knows about “The Ship”. In life, everything is connected, even if the people involved don’t know exactly how.
Follow the expanding cast of characters that inhabit the post-apocalyptic world of The Ship, and see if you can unravel the mysteries for yourself.
#4
Luck of the Draw
Griff and LaRue, a pair of street-wise employees at Shixi’s Hotel, are tasked with acquiring an antique watch… by any means necessary. But when they discover a secret about Griff’s childhood, he has no choice but to take matters into his own hands.
#3
The Tag-Along
Ben is a child prodigy whose reputation as a teacher’s pet tags along with him wherever he goes. But when he ventures into an off-limits area with a pair of older boys, they unearth something more rare than they could have imagined.
#2
Blackberry Wine
Valerie and Mathias are a young couple who decided to settle down and try their hand at homesteading. But when a handful of unwelcome strangers arrive at the house next door, their lives will never be the same.
#1
Priority Number Two
Sal and Travis, two maintenance workers sent deep into the tunnels beneath the city, are assigned to locate the source of a high priority sewer backup. But when they get there, they find more than just a few old pipes…
One-Off Short Stories
Ground Hog Day of the Dead
By all appearances, George is a mild-mannered, somewhat stodgy, plaid-sweater wearing librarian, but for the better part of forever, he has been trapped in what can only be described as a zombie-infested nightmare, fighting tooth-and-nail for his life. Over and over (and over) again.
