• THE SKY FALLS UP

    A science-fantasy pulp tale of a psychic dinosaur civil war at the center of the earth … and the intrepid movie crew that vows to film it!

    Published in Creature Feature from Raconteur Press, October 2025

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  • DESTINY

    Our destinies lay not in our stars, but in our names.

    Published in November/December 2025 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.

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  • Magazine cover titled 'Spooky' for Spring/Summer 2025 featuring a stone statue of a goblin or sprite surrounded by colorful flowers and greenery.

    THE DEVIL DOWNSIZED

    Playing a trick on the Prince of Lies.

    Published in Spring/Summer 2025 issue of SPOOKY Magazine

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  • Magazine cover titled "Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine" with a black background, featuring a hand holding a magnifying glass over an open book, and text promoting articles and winners of the 2024 EQMM Readers Award.

    SHAMUS & BUSTER

    A beat-up alley cat teams with a hardboiled police lieutenant to solve his master's murder.

    Published in May/June 2025 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

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  • Cover of Pulp Asylum magazine, February 2025, featuring a stylized portrait of a character with a pig-like face and long dark hair, against a pink background, with a list of authors and the magazine title.

    AGUA FANTASMA

    There's a secret treasure in the desert, but the treasure's not the secret.

    Published in Issue #5 of Pulp Asylum

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  • Magazine cover of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January/February 2025 issue, celebrating its 1000th issue and Sherlock Holmes' birthday, featuring champagne glasses and a masquerade mask.

    AS YOU SEE THE WORLD

    A street gang stole her pit bull, and Mía is going to steal him back -- whether her man-child boyfriend likes it or not.

    Published in January/February 2025 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

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  • A neon outline drawing of a woman's face with long hair, wearing sunglasses and making a playful expression.

    THURSDAY AFFAIR

    Nihilistic lovers throw away their perfect marriages on a murder-fueled race to the bottom.

    Published March 2024 at Shotgun Honey

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  • A cover of Mystery Magazine from March 2024 featuring an illustration of five women standing on a rocky surface against a cloudy sky. The magazine cover mentions the story "The Five Wives Book Club" by Victor Kreutler and lists several authors.

    NO ONE WILL BELIEVE YOU

    A broke New York gig worker is mugged by the world's most famous movie star.

    Published in March 2024 issue of Mystery Magazine

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  • Cover of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine featuring a man in a trench coat and hat examining a photograph in a dimly lit room. The magazine has a headline about a crime scene, and a badge indicating finalist status from the Short Mystery Fiction Society.

    TEDDY'S FAVORITE THING

    Mass layoffs and workplace violence, seen through the eyes of a child ... on Bring-Your-Kid-To-Work Day!

    Published in September/October 2023 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

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    2024 Derringer Award Finalist

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  • Book cover titled 'Mickey Finn 21st Century Noir' by Michael Bracken, featuring a dark background with three bullet casings with polished brass shells and copper tips.

    ERRANDS

    A housebound husband obsesses over the mysterious movements of his much-younger wife.

    Acquired by Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir

    Status: TBD

  • Close-up of scattered bullets on a dark surface with a book cover titled 'Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir' by Michael Bracken at the top.

    LAST RESPONDER

    The first one there is the last one you want to see.

    Acquired by Mickey Finn: 21st Century Noir

    Status: TBD

  • Open book surrounded by stacks of papers with the words 'Cold Caller' superimposed.

    WHITEY'S ELEPHANT

    Christmas with the wiseguys.

    Acquired by Cold Caller

    Status: December 2025

  • A collection of vintage mystery magazines, with colorful cover illustrations and headlines.

    LAW OF THE JUNGLE

    A night in a gorilla suit made a new man of Rich.

    Acquired by Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

    Status: 2026

  • A FINGER FOR FRODO

    Cassy’s day began with the gift of a severed finger … then it turned weird.

    Acquired by Big Smoke Pulp

    Status: Kickstarter November 2025

  • Digital illustration of a movie poster for 'Gumshoe Frankenstein' featuring a man with a green face and trench coat, a woman with blonde hair and makeup, an old-fashioned car with a man driving, a large building with a dome, and the Hollywood sign in the background. The overall color scheme is orange and yellow with dramatic lighting.

    GUMSHOE FRANKENSTEIN

  • Illustration of an astronaut on the moon holding an American flag, with the moon's surface and a lunar module in the background, Earth in the distance, and stars in the sky. Text at the top reads 'The First Man on the Moon' and below it 'Apollo 11 Mission, July 20, 1969.' A quote at the bottom says, 'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,' by Neil Armstrong.

    SOL, YOU'RE GONNA MISS IT!

    1000 word short story

    Status: Submisson

  • Electrophoresis gel with labeled lanes CA-7, 5, S-200, 5A showing DNA or protein bands.

    STRANGERS ON A TRAIN ON A TRAIN

    4000 word short story

    Status: Submission

  • A shadow of a bird in flight against a plain background.

    FLYCATCHER

    4900 word short story

    Status: Submission

  • Album cover with a black and white photo of a man's face in the top left corner and a full-body silhouette of a man standing with a red background on the right. The text reads 'You Got It' in large black letters on the left side.

    ROOM NINE, TEHACHAPI MOTOR COURT HOTEL

    700 word short story

    Status: Submission

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