The Highwayman leaves no survivors. He hasn’t in over a century of terror on the Old King’s Road. His reputation for ruthlessness and immortality is his greatest weapon.  When a dying noble begs him to spare his daughter, the Highwayman is faced with a choice; he can protect his reputation, or he can do the right thing. One choice lets his myth live on forever. The other may mean the Highwayman’s end.  Edit: I'm incredibly honored to have won the January 2024 Community Magazine Contes...

Is it child labor if they're in charge? Twila loves the Hourglass, but hates that its captain keeps letting it fall apart. When the run-down airship finds itself ownerless, she jumps at the chance to steal it. On board, she finds a fancy pocket watch and a mysterious map to a legendary pirate’s treasure. It’s hers for the taking if she can brave horrifying monsters, a powerful trading company, and a hostile sky full of fierce pirates. - - - - - What to Expect - - - - -  - Child Labor. Ob...

The superheroics will be televised. Secretly Magical Girl Understudy, Anika DuPont plans to bolster her reputation—and that of her superhero show—as she travels to the big city for college.  The city is a battlefield where heroes like her brawl against villains for TV ratings and Style Points, which they use to grow stronger than unpowered “Extras.” There’s no better place for her to use the Style System to move her show from the little leagues to the superhero minors. But is she r...

Some men have demons inside them. Lou's stays in the mirror, stalking his wife.  It's at the doctor's office. It's in the bathroom at their assisted living apartment. It even chases the car when they go shopping.  It keeps getting closer. And as it does, he's having a harder and harder time remembering. Lou doesn't want to find out what'll happen if if reaches Abigail. He has to stop the demon. Content Warning: This story is about dementia. I'm trying not to pull punches.  Edit: I'm incred...

The truth’s a thin line. Claire’s about to cross it.  Claire Pendleton’s seen the thin spots between dimensions since she was five, when another reality merged into her family’s apartment and killed her mom. No matter what her perfect sister and deadbeat dad say, she knows the truth about that night ten years ago–-and about Vancouver Island’s other thin places.  Those weak spots start opening during her sister’s graduation, and the boundaries between realities collapse. Claire...

The storm embodies destruction, and now, so does Kade Noelstra.  On the worst day of his life, Kade's system awakened, giving him the power of an unchecked storm.  It came too late to save his stepfather, but it's enough to let Kade follow in his footsteps. But the Unique skill he awakened is as strong as it is dangerous—for him and everyone around him. Most people would abandon a skill that unpredictable. Kade has other plans. Skills can be merged. Storms can be tamed. All Kade has to do...