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Work traditionally publishes on Mondays.
*ANNOUNCEMENT* Poetry and other forms of fiction on hold while the serial “The Spaniard” publishes through Summer 2025.
Poetry — 1st Monday of the Month
Paid and Free Essays — 2nd and 4th Monday of the Month
Short Story, Contest Entry, or Bonus — 3rd Monday of the Month
Tags & Categories
Click the following links to head to posts with those tags. Regularly updated, more categories will be added as the catalogue grows.
Essays: a selection of regular topics
Here are the most common topic tags for the essays I write. Though it is not comprehensive, most everything that I have written since 2023 can be found through one or more of these tags.
Fiction Lengths:
Short Stories: Stories ranging between 1,500 to 7,000 words
Novellas: Stories ranging between 8,000 and 20,000 words total.
Serial Novels: Heart of Stone is currently on hold while we do some maintenance, but you can read the first chapters parts by clicking on the link and becoming a paid subscriber.
Genres:
Fantasy: stories of all lengths in the fantasy genre
Horror: stories of all lengths in the horror genre
Poetry: narrative verse, usually free form, including romance, social commentary, humor, and nature
Science Fiction: stories of all lengths in the science fiction genre
Contemporary: stories of all lengths in the contemporary or modern genre
Suspense: stories of all lengths in the suspense genre