2012
A Misplaced Stick
After his uncle disappears into the forest with a bucket of lard, Little Billy and his grandfather track him down in the more treacherous and isolated areas of the family ranch. Along the way he learns about the birds and the bees, what being a girl crazy teenager meant to his father and uncle, and why putting his stick into a larded knothole can be a deadly experience.
Let Me Be Your Spook
George and Gracie met the old fashioned way in the mid-1950’s, arriving in separate cars with their dates for a wedding reception at a community hall outside of Stockton. As their dates fetches refreshments and don't return, the low-level C.I.A. analyst and medieval history student trade notes on why their dates conspired against church rules to see each other in the manure capital of California.
Seven Minutes Late
A collection of five 500-word flash stories being published for the first time: "Seven Minutes Late," "The Gift Horse," "That Meaningless Blade," "Sweet Time" and "Walking The Talk."
Some Bad Decisions
Claude brings Plain Jane, a petite albino prostitute, back to his motel room for some late night entertainment. Unnerved by her craving for alcohol, unexplainable incidents and her knowledge of the Las Vegas ripper, he has a deadly surprise waiting for her. Once they start rolling in bed, he discovers that she is no ordinary prostitute and finds himself in a world of hurt.
The Devil's Advocates
John Wormwood, the veteran news reporter for The Silicon Silicon Valley Gazette, witnesses a satanic human sacrifice that opens the bronze doors of the Rodin's The Gates of Hell statue at Stanford University, he runs for his life with biggest news story of his career—except no one believes him.
The Semper Fi Engagement
After an retired U.S. Marine evicts a group of teenagers from their favorite after school hang out spot at the apartment complex, they come back later that night to seek revenge and haul his dead body out to the dumpster. All hell breaks loose when his fighting spirit hunts them down as a possessed shopping cart.
