The Corrupted Necrofile
December, 2007
Published in
volume 3, issue 3
[Humorous Sci-Fi/horror]
With a substantial investment that he had been able to make, thanks to a generous uncle of his who had passed away at a convenient time, Jacob had established the “Stay-in-Touch Resting Place and Funeral Home”, a place where (as his attractive advertisement said) you didn’t only visit the grave of your loved ones – you were able to Come and Spend Time (TM) with them.
Wild Hormones
December, 2005
Published in the “Animal Magnetism” anthology
[Animal Fantasy]
The sun was low over the horizon and the hot summer day had cooled down a little. Elvis sat on the wooden porch, outside the barber’s shop, watching the dust that swirled lazily in the middle of the empty street. He was on the lookout for Bella. He knew that she would come, and he waited. He waited patiently.
May I Watch the Game, Daddy?
November, 2005
Published in "Nocturne Issue 4"
[Horror Story]
“I know, I know. But you have been missing school a lot, lately,” he started.
“But that’s not my fault! You agreed to let me watch the game last month, and that was late too. And I stayed home the next day…”
“That was because your Aunt Larissa died,” Sandy retorted impatiently. “We didn’t plan that. We wanted to keep your mind off it, that’s all. We can’t arrange for somebody to die every time there is a game you want to see,” she added acidly.
Maximum Entropy
June 8, 2004
Published in Apocalypse Fiction Magazine
[Science Fiction]
and
August, 2007
Published in the RUINS: Terra collection (Hadley Rille Books)
He watched his field with pride. This year, he knew, the harvest would be much bigger. He had learnt from the mistakes of the previous year. He was contented and at peace with himself – too smug, one might have thought, for a person who had wiped out ninety-five percent of the population of Earth.
Going to Marlborough
June, 2004
Published in "All Hallows #36", the journal of The Ghost Story Society
“Can you help me, please, sir?”
“How?” I asked, confused by his sudden plea. “I don’t live here. I am only visiting. If you need a lawyer I could recommend one to you…”
“With advice,” he interrupted me. “I need sound advice from a person of knowledge and experience. It will cost you only ten minutes of your time. Can you spare ten minutes?”