Say It Louder I was straightening the pegboard display behind the register when I heard a crash of wire, a tumble of wrappers, and sighed. I told my boss the chip display was too close to the counter and someone would knock it over. A man’s voice said, “I’m so sorry.” I froze. I knew that voice. I’d dreamed of hearing it say those words for a long time, but not because Max fucking Benson … Read more
Every Sunday (almost) on my FB group – Kaje’s Conversation Corner – I post a short story, just for fun. This morning FB decided that my 3000 word story was “spam” – Supposedly I “seemed to be trying to get likes, comments, follows, or video shares (???) in a misleading way.” LOL (Gives one more and more confidence in letting AI run things.) My attempt to repost it also got taken down, so I figured … Read more
Out today – “Midnight in the Renaissance Elevator” – charity anthology https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Renaissance…/dp/B0C3Z1WHDG Imagine, if you will, a hotel elevator lobby. On one side, two normal, well-behaved elevators carry guests up and down. On the other side, a lurching, scraping, door-slamming, foot-grabbing, malevolent conveyance. It’s almost midnight, you press the lobby button, and the doors only open on that elevator. Do you wait for another? Do you get in and ride the haunted Renaissance elevator at midnight? My story … Read more
Magic Burning – my story in the Carnival of Mysteries – is now available. snarky matchmaking familiar closeted firefighter dodging his big family elementary teacher and sorcerer, of sorts fire elemental on the loose a Carnival where all things are possible Check out Magic Burning on Amazon (sorry folks, not wide until the series contract us up in about 9 months, but paper is available on Amazon) – [Buy on Amazon US] excerpt: Chapter 3 … Read more
Found by Jasper – Necromancer book 7 is now available! Jasper, Hamish, and the Professor have no intention of seeking out adventure, but adventure comes looking for them. universal link: https://books2read.com/FoundByJasper * Hamish has been rescued, but sometimes freedom is harder than it should be. * Jasper now has time to dive into his books and his work, but that can be lonely. * Professor Xsing of the Transitional Dynamics Laboratories is having the time … Read more
I wasn’t going to write more wolves, but when I started a little prequel flash fiction as an Advent story, Sawyer and James hijacked my heart and mind and I ended up with a novel. Unseen Past is now available on all vendors. Universal link: https://books2read.com/u/mgPkpD Amazon US : https://www.amazon.com/Unseen-Past-Hidden-Wolves-Prequel-ebook/dp/B0BX9WTY5H/ excerpt: Sawyer stared down at the unconscious man. If the guy’d been hit on the head and needed any care more complicated than rest and … Read more
I’m happy to see this collection of stories go out into the world. New love and old, hurt-comfort and humor, meet-cutes and second chances, young men, older ones (and a zombie raccoon) – stories from flash fic to 10K to entertain you, make you chuckle, or touch your heart. Now on Amazon in ebook and Paperback and coming next week wide. (Sorry for the delay, wide-release folk. It will be out wide March 2nd, and … Read more
The Distant Hills and Other Stories is now available in preorder wide (releases Feb 23rd) Universal link – https://books2read.com/u/38Vgr7 Amazon link – https://www.amazon.com/Distant-Hills-Other-Stories-ebook/dp/B0BRLCQSTJ/ This is a collection of 30 stories, 28 from my Facebook Group shorts, plus the Mac & Tony holiday short and the prequel to Changes Coming Down. . Can a farmer still love the man who stole his horse, and broke his heart? What kind of relationship begins with a passive-aggressive bottle … Read more