My flash fiction, Achlys, was published in Carmina Magazine on September 22nd in their September 2026 issue. Photo by Mike Oug on Unsplash I love Carmina Magazine and look forward to consuming the entire awesome issue. I am so thrilled to have another piece accepted by them. (Circling the Void about Hercules was the first.) Carmina asked for an author note about my inspiration which is included at the end of my story.

This is Halloween. I We Were Never Afraid of the Spider by Timothy Fox II In Darkness by Eoin Nordman III Toxoplasma Odocoileus by Colin Alexander   IV  Son of Seanfhocail by Joseph Gilbride V…

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On the Evaluation of Hazardous Materials by Anna Kahn Entanglement by Douglas Cole Vain by Giovanni Trovato

My flash fiction, Banshee, was published in Issue #132 April 2026 on May 17, 2026. The Editor’s Note on this issue strikes a chord with me. Laura Garrison says “This combination of unexpected proportions and angles infuses the space with a slight uncanniness, a sense of being someplace that is an imperfect imitation of reality.” Folklore, Mythology and Horror tend to be the subjects I write about and try sometimes to apply to modern life.

I'm super excited to finally have a piece accepted by Jersey Devil Press . My flash fiction, Banshee , was published in Issue #132 April 2026 on May 17, 2026. The Editor’s Note on this i...

I’m reading this Sunday, May 17th at the LIC Arts 13 Open - Poetry Festival from 12 to 2pm along with other poets. The Poetry Festival will be curated by Queens Poet Laureate, 2015-2019, Academy of American Poets Fellow, Maria Lisella. It will be held at The Local NY located at 13-02 44th Avenue in Long Island City (Queens, baby)

I'm super excited to finally have a piece accepted by Jersey Devil Press. I’ve been submitting to them since 2013. I had submitted 6 other pieces before getting Banshee accepted there. I have been submitting and working on Banshee since 2014 and have submitted it 15 times with the 15th time being the charm as well as multiple revisions. It's a flash fiction piece although it's on the shorter side, being under 500 words (487 words)

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Hi all, The January 12th reading at First Floor Walk Up Readings was a blast. Loved all the readers. I did end reading my horror flash fictions, More and Eye Maggot. Video below in case you missed it. I always get nervous but I am no longer announcing it (as per my partner in crime, Mark's great advice). When I'm nervous I try to tell myself it's excitement instead and it usually is a cocktail of both.

The Built Ones Burn Last by David Jordan Rain on Chichén Itzá by Emma Wenger The Mother Made of Wax at Dawn by Meredith A. Bak

Happy New Year, what a year it's been so far. No words. Just a horror claw closing in on my heart. I'm going to be exercising my freedom of speech while we still have them. With some amazing writers/poets/performers. Maybe you'll join me? I’m reading this Monday, January 12th at 7pm at the First Floor Walk Up event. I hope to read a scary story or two (as if we don’t have enough of those these days).

We Were Never Afraid of the Spider by Timothy Fox Our third-grade teacher was named Mrs. Winters. She wore glasses that magnified her green and blue and green eyes. Her hair was a dried hornet’s ne…

Viper Tooth by Lindy Biller I step into my son’s bedroom and find his skin crumpled on the maroon carpet. For a second I can’t breathe. Lungs constricted, limbs tingling. He didn’t tell me. What ha…

We Were Never Afraid of the Spider by Timothy Fox Our third-grade teacher was named Mrs. Winters. She wore glasses that magnified her green and blue and green eyes. Her hair was a dried hornet’s ne…

WASHINGTON—In the wake of the House Oversight Committee releasing more than 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, some of which raised questions about the extent of the preside...

This is Halloween. I We Were Never Afraid of the Spider by Timothy Fox II In Darkness by Eoin Nordman III Toxoplasma Odocoileus by Colin Alexander   IV  Son of Seanfhocail by Joseph Gilbride V…

Holy vegan baloney! My story Eye Maggot made it into Molotov Cocktail's Flash Monster 2025 Contest Top 10! At No. 8. The submission trenches are a strange and unpredictable place. I just wrote this story and was dragging heels on getting it done in time. When I pressed submit during their slacker special, I honestly had no confidence it would even make the short list never mind getting accepted.

Let’s see how things stand… Body-invading creepy crawlies have wriggled their way to the top this year, with invasive spiders, snakes, parasites, and pathogens making a strong showing. …

My flash ghost story Desmond was published last week in Rawhead’s Bloody Bones Special Issue #1. I will be reading a portion of this tale on zoom (Sunday, November 2nd from 12 – 2 PM ET…

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It's not massive protests on Pennsylvania Avenue, but happenstance hecklers and Nextdoor posts.

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President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two judges and two prosecutors at the International Criminal Court, as Washington ramped up its pressure on the war tribunal over its targeting of Israeli leaders and a past decision to investigate U.S. officials.

“There’s a monster inside each of us.” – Catriona Ward Submit to Flash Monster Back at it again with Flash Monster 2025, our 12th annual monster-themed contest. Last year we…