Stories Exploring Wonder & Darkness
I write about the dark, the mysterious, and the fantastic. From fantasy to horror, science fiction to romance, I seek to uncover what’s really there.
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2025 Wrap Up & 2026 Goals
I almost didn’t write this, as I didn’t feel like there was anything to post. I failed every creative goal I had this year, except for my Goodreads book goal. But it wasn’t a bad year. Just different than I had originally hoped.
For Some Unfathomable Reason: A Wednesday Words Flash Fiction
She stands at the back of the beach, her toes digging through the warm, dry grains as she watches her laughing son run into the crashing waves. Wind whips at her face, the salt of the sea stinging her skin, reminding her of her eternal punishment.
She was Still Recognizable as His Highschool Bully: A Wednesday Words Flash Fiction
Jeremy clenched his fists in his lap as he watched the couple from the pews. The bride stared into the groom’s proud eyes, and the pastor smiled as he prattled on as if this was the most joyous occasion.
She’d Ruined My Life: A Wednesday Words Flash Fiction
My eyes snapped open to the darkness of my oversized coffin. The air tasted stale, cold. My arm was outstretched across cold sheets, an abandoned pillow.
Jessica.
A Bittersweet Ending
This past year, I developed and taught an online, specialty character creation course for high school students. 4 mini-courses of 4 classes each. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done but also the most magical. Each class was a blast and I loved working with the students.
If I’d Become A Musician: A Wednesday Words Flash Fiction
A weather-worn piano awaits in the center of overgrown portals, moss and vines obscuring the stone bases. My throat dries. No one had warned me music was the key to the portals, only constantly reminding me that I was the chosen one, that I was destined to travel the different planes to prevent the darkness from infesting every land.
2024 Wrap Up
This year was hard, and I didn’t achieve any of my personal goals. But there were a few amazing things to celebrate, and I’ve tried to spend some time focusing on them instead of mourning what I didn’t do.
Buried Deep in the Snow: A Wednesday Words Flash Fiction
Deep beneath the snow, where only cold darkness reigns, time stands still. My body is too numb to shiver, and I only feel unending pain.
Focus, I remind myself. I chose to be here.
The Snow Covered Path Was No Help: A Wednesday Words Flash Fiction
A tingle warmed the back of my neck despite winter’s bitter wind, and I tensed instantly. Snow blanketed the empty fields surrounding me, but an abandoned-looking barn set deep in distant trees caught my eye.