Stories

Below, I have compiled all of those pieces of fiction which a) I have written, b) have been published, and c) I still like. Links back to original publications are included in the stories. Click on a title to read the whole piece. (I think China is my favorite.)

  • The One-Way Cave — An introverted teenager discovers a tunnel that will lead him into the wilderness, but won’t bring him back.
  • Sometimes When You Fall — A screenplay about hunting bigfoot. This link goes to the MungBeing page for the published piece, since it’s not much fun to format screenplays for the web and they’ve already done a wonderful job.
  • If the Gods Themselves are Ignorant — A god’s greatest and only power is to communicate with its followers. So, what happens if a god gives bad advice?
  • Rejected — The Callow Gang meets up with a lonely old man who is tired of taking his meds.
  • Last Name | part 1, part 2, part 3 — A novella in three parts about the few tenuous connections that hold us to family and friends.
  • China — A kid, mourning for the death of his missionary brother, digs a hole right through the Earth.
  • Goodbye, Grand Mother — The eventual, natural end of the world has far-reaching consequences.
  • Bip Bop — A re-telling of the folk tale of the little tailor who killed seven at one blow.
  • Singalong — A couple of days in the life of a fellow denied entry into the digital heaven.
  • A Boy in a Corner with Chalk in His Eyes — If you can’t find your place in one world, you may as well try them all.
  • Made it Way Up | part 1, part 2, part 3 — A novella in three parts about amateur rocketry, told from multiple points-of-view.
  • Tradeup — Just one of those evenings that color the rest of your life.
  • A Year and a Day | part 1, part 2 — The Callow Gang fall out of step with time.
  • That Old Silk Hat — There must have been some magic in it.
  • We Are Toys — How first contact might look if a little kid made it, and Steven Spielburg didn’t direct it. 
  • Hard Wonder — If emotions could be used as currency, which would become the most valuable?
  • Shard Candy — <1000 words about how not to write fiction.
  • Sycamore — A guilt-ridden man kills himself after trying to convince his clones to do the same.
  • The Revolution Will Be Fictionalized — The life and times of a man and his chimpanzee on the forefront of data liberation.
  • Grammar — A well-known bedtime story takes a turn for the cruel.
  • Vinegar and Baking Soda — A quick story about doomed lovers.

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