I set up a bunch of short stories on this site well over a decade ago. A system was set up for anyone who read the stories to leave a comment. Nobody did, so I took all the stories down.

Then out of the blue a few months ago, someone wrote to tell me he enjoyed my novel and some of my stories. To say that this message really made my day would be an understatement. (Thanks, Jithin!)

I published the novel as a Kindle eBook. I may collect the stories in one place and publish them as a collection. This page will probably be retired.

If by some quirk of fate you are here to read a story, please drop me a line.

Child’s Play A very short story that you can read in five minutes. If all goes according to plan, it will haunt you for years afterwards.

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Tall Tale
While drinking in a strange tavern, our narrator meets a garrulous Irishman, who spins an improbable yarn about another time he was drinking in the same tavern. Big surprise, eh?

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The Grapes of Math
A group of mathematicians must come to grips with the fact that someone else solved a long-standing mathematical mystery before they got a decent chance

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Escher Cookies
A young mother descends into a curious mental illness, dominated by obsessions with baking and M.C. Escher.

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Dinner Downstairs
A wizard finds himself in hell, dining with a demon. The conversation is fascinating, tainted only by his knowledge that he is destined to be dessert.

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Motivation
Sometimes it helps if you have a little incentive.

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The Flip of a Coin
What if every time anyone flipped a coin, it always came up heads?

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A Claus to Remember
A very bratty child wreaks havoc one miserable Christmas morning.

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Mindgames
It's the world championship match of Rock, Paper, Scissors, and the whole world is watching.

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And here are a couple from guest author Thomas Breslin!



Hanukkah
Did the underdog victors of a legendary battle from ancient history have a little help?

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Watson's Dilemma
It's Sherlock Holmes' final case, and he'll never be able to solve it without assistance from the good Dr. Watson.

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