And there fell a great star from heaven
_As the novel's arc swings towards its conclusion, a simple operation becomes more complex. Humans and animals alike find themselves making hard choices, but there's a light at the end of the tunnel as relationships start to solidify._ _Here is the...
Points East
_Themes of decaying Americana and Nietzschean morality thread through a dark vignette as a runaway coyote on an eastbound bus meets a panther who does not believe in taking 'no' for an answer._ _To put my cards on the table, here's a story about a...
Games at Gotterdammerung
_Not all gods have followers, these days, and how else to pass the time? Coyote loses a bet to a kitsune who claims that she can find them worshippers again, and turns to the Internet to try her luck..._ _Taking a quick break from my novel to write...
Willow Creek
_In the dog days of summer, 1942, a wolf on the cusp of adulthood and his younger sister engage in a bit of playful exploration on a sunny afternoon..._ _Released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. Share, modify, and redistribute -- as long...
The Weather Outside is Frightful
_Released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. Share, modify, and redistribute - as long as it's attributed and noncommercial, anything goes._ _This is the second in a series of "sexy vignette"-style microfiction I've been trying to...
Upright and Locked
_Released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. Share, modify, and redistribute - as long as it's attributed and noncommercial, anything goes._ _This is my first attempt at writing this kind of thing, and I love criticism, so hit me up. I don't...
Appalachian Spring
_Tessa dreams of flight, and the stars -- anything but the quiet Virginia farm she calls home, raised alone by her father and her mother's silent, ever-present ghost. In her last year of high school, a derelict airplane serves as the catalyst for her...
Consequences
_Jeff Reed has a boring life as an accountant. He likes it that way. Leave it for other forces in Cannon Shoals to step in and upset his routine..._ _This story takes place at the same time as "Friend of the Devil," and explains some of the things...
Resistance
_The Dark Horse encounters an old friend, and agrees to do them a favor. They wind up with a lot more than what they bargained for, and Maddy decides to Do the Right Thing._ _It's Friday! So why not have some lighthearted sci-fi for your weekend? No...
Irony and Improv
_Danny Hayes is trying to turn over a new leaf. I think. Unfortunately he's easily provoked, and shepherd girls need lessons, so... maybe not._ _Aka: "Millennials Are Fucking My Wife and Making Me Watch," an Important Thinkpiece. Cannon Shoals returns...
Blinded by the Light
_Howland West, something of a mechanical prodigy, has a comfortable life. Decent job. Regular bar. Then he meets Paige Laurel, a racing pilot from the same town, who wants something more..._ _Hello friends! Here's a standalone story that came to me...
The Diplomatic Affair
_The Dark Horse encounters an arms merchant, offering the chance to fortify themselves against the slings and arrows of a hostile sector. Maddy does, after all, like things that explode. As long as she's not one of them._ _Hey hey, let's have some...