Year of Stories – Week 25
It's week 25 of the Year of Stories, so you all get to read what I think is one of the better entries in the series so far, This Wretched Dog. It's a classical science fiction tragedy, in the tradition of Frankenstein (though of course I would never claim to match that level of greatness). Here's a synopsis:
It all started with this wretched dog. My wife put the thought into the children's heads, though she claims they picked up the idea elsewhere. I should have been firmer. I should have ignored their bleating and whimpering. But I succumbed, I gave in to my sympathy. Now look what has become of me.
Year of Stories – Week 14
Welcome to week 14 of the Year of Stories!
Free this week is From, a 3,100-word western-inspired drama. Read it now! You can also buy it for 99¢ in the Store.
Synopsis
People change. Places change. Dean Cooper knows that as well as anyone. Change is the only constant thing in his life; he accepted that fact a long time ago. But when he decides to stop in at his childhood home one day, will he find its new owners' changes so easy to handle?
The highlighted Store release for this week is Jef and the Sad Sack, a 5,300-word sci-fi children's story. Read it now for only $0.99!
Synopsis
There is a boy who lives in an attic. His name, when he bothers to remember it, is Jef. No one ever comes to visit Jef except the man at the trapdoor, until one day a spaceship crashes into Jef's attic and whisks him away on a fantastic adventure!
To read previously released stories, check out the Year of Stories page.
Year of Stories – Week 12
Welcome to week 12 of the Year of Stories!
Free this week is Plasma, a 2,000-word sci-fi drama. Read it now! You can also buy it for 99¢ in the Store.
Synopsis
There's a war on. Jayk is a willing soldier in the fight against the Fargon, and he's ready to do his part whether he's in the fray or back at home recuperating between tours. But does his idea of "helping from home" line up with reality?
The highlighted Store release for this week is Unsettled, a 6,800-word sci-fi action epic. Read it now for only $0.99!
Synopsis
Darien Hammond and his wife, Tiffany, helped clear planet Oronado of the incumbent alien Cust almost two decades ago. They laid down roots, started a farm and a family, and settled into their new life. Then the Cust returned. The human settlers are on the run, scrambling into shuttles as their cities and farms are burned from orbit. Can Darien and his family make it out in time?
To read previously released stories, check out the Year of Stories page.
Year of Stories – Week 10
Welcome to week 10 of the Year of Stories!
Free this week is Two Minutes to Midnight, an 1,800-word sci-fi drama. Read it now! You can also buy it for 99¢ in the Store.
Synopsis
The expansion wars have changed things. Gell Miller sees it everywhere he looks. As a bartender, he always tries to avoid stepping on the toes of any hostile alien visitors. But not all of his customers are so careful...
The highlighted Store release for this week is The Liquid Animal, a 3,500-word horror story. Read it now for only $0.99!
Synopsis
The Williams Wildlife Zoo is the best investment Desmond Williams ever made. His zoo makes him feel fresh and alive. A new display is being prepared, a "liquid animal," something the world has never seen before. Skeptical, Desmond decides to take a look, and finds himself plunging into a nightmare.
To read previously released stories, check out the Year of Stories page.
Year of Stories – Week 9
Welcome to week 9 of the Year of Stories!
Free this week is Jary's Got a Gun, a 3,500-word comedy about a man who finds "the last gun on earth." Read it now! You can also buy it for 99¢ in the Store.
Synopsis
On the morning Jary Tomlin finds the world's last remaining gun, he and his wife are having an argument in the kitchen. They're being evicted, and Jary can't imagine how life could possibly get much worse. Then he accidentally knocks a hole in the wall of the garage, and "worse" is exactly what he finds hidden inside.
The highlighted Store release for this week is Two Minutes to Midnight, an 1,800-word sci-fi drama. Read it now for only $0.99!
Synopsis
The expansion wars have changed things. Gell Miller sees it everywhere he looks. As a bartender, he always tries to avoid stepping on the toes of any hostile alien visitors. But not all of his customers are so careful...
To read previously released stories, check out the Year of Stories page.
Special People
Special People is serialized superhero fiction with a fistful of twists.
Special people have special problems.
BECOMING
The second quarter of the Year of Stories has arrived in print! BECOMING contains over 200 pages of great short stories for only $11.99. Order yours now.
DISCOVERY
Prefer the feel of paper to the look of a screen? DISCOVERY is the first quarterly Year of Stories print book. You get nearly 200 pages of exciting fiction for only $11.99! Grab your copy now.
Galloway’s Hunt
Galloway's Hunt is a novelette set in the world of Galloway's Voyage, my work-in-progress novel based on the same title character. Buy it now for only 99¢!
Losing Freight
Losing Freight is a serialized sci-fi novel where you get to vote on what happens next at the end of every page.