A small Christmas present up on Noble Cobra Magazine: a quick story that came to me last night and which I whipped up on the spot. Pushing, shoving, shouting. So many people! Last minute shoppers, making their rush on Christmas Eve. The clutched their shirts, video games, expensive toys, and groceries as if they were … Continue reading A Christmas Eve Tale
My Works
Back on Catholic 365: Infant King
First article in a long time is up on Catholic365, just in time for Christmas: Among the strictures against monarchy presented by the American Revolutionaries was the absurdity that a king can come to the throne at any age, and that, as Mr. Hamilton put it in one of the Federalist Papers, “a helpless infant … Continue reading Back on Catholic 365: Infant King
Announcement: Cirsova 2024
I'm a bit behind on this, but an exciting announcement: my story Black Eyes - featuring the debut of a character I've had on the back-burner for a long time - will be featured in Cirsova Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense next year; the winter edition ('Superior Griefs, Part 4). That means it … Continue reading Announcement: Cirsova 2024
The Knock
A spooky tale for October is now up at Noble Cobra Magazine for your reading pleasure. The failure of the Delphi Mission, the first experiment in establishing a permanent base on the Moon, has, of course, been the cause of much speculation. The rumours that have flown regarding the event have ranged from reasonable to … Continue reading The Knock
The Last Harvest
After missing a few weeks (sorry; life is not orderly), my next piece of short fiction is up at Noble Cobra Magazine. Like The Old Man in the Sky, this was intended for the Planetary Anthology series - in this case Saturn - but turned down, so I offer it now for your reading pleasure: … Continue reading The Last Harvest
Friday Flotsam: First Week Teaching, ‘The System’, and I Get a Review!
1. Had my first week teaching (only two days a week, thank goodness), and it went pretty well! I'm fortunate that these generally seem to be good, well-behaved kids, even the 7/8 graders, and I'm doing my best to keep them engaged and getting them thinking (teenagers get some odd ideas). So far the main … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: First Week Teaching, ‘The System’, and I Get a Review!
The Dragon Creation and the Gift of Fire
Another bit of short fiction is up at Noble Cobra Magazine. This one is a little different; first that it's presented as a myth, and second that it's actually an excerpt from a work in progress. I don't want to say too much about it just yet, except that all the main characters are dragons … Continue reading The Dragon Creation and the Gift of Fire
Kaiju Appreciations: Zilla (Update)
Another Kaiju Appreciation update, this one for Zilla, the unfortunate kaiju from the Roland Emmerich / Dean Devlin film from 1998. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfRVnLY1OoA&t=34s (Gotta give a CONTENT WARNING on this one: the song has a pretty heavy and crude F-Bomb near the middle) G-98 may be the textbook example of how not to make an … Continue reading Kaiju Appreciations: Zilla (Update)
New Video Upload: ‘My Hero Academia: Be a Man’
Matching this song to this series was simply too natural not to do. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtzgkFuyLtk
The Old Man in the Sky
The latest short story up on Noble Cobra Magazine is one I originally wrote for the Uranus issue of the Planetary Anthology Series. They passed on it, but I dug it out, did a little editing, and now offer it to you. Enjoy! What profits a man to gain a whole world and lose his … Continue reading The Old Man in the Sky
Serpent's Den 