Writing

Below is a list of my writing. Most of them are short fiction. Clicking on the links will open a new browser window.

Please note that some e-zines may have become defunct and my work is therefore no longer accessible on those websites. Over time, I may post those works here on this website. (I will leave the original broken links in as a matter of history and one can try the Wayback Machine.)

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Publication History

Jul.2026 “The Intersection” – 50-Word Stories
Sep.2022 Book Review: Ciaphas Cain – Hero of the Imperium – Grimdark Magazine
Mar.2022 “Phone Zombies” – 50-Word Stories
Jan.2021 Graphic Novel Review: Altered Carbon – Download Blues – Grimdark Magazine
Aug.2020 “A Recipe” – 50-Word Stories
May.2019 “Same Old New Year” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The New Years Ablutions Award
Apr.2019 “Washing” – 50-Word Stories
Mar.2019 “It’s a Small World” – 50-Word Stories
Jan.2019 “The Consultant” – 50-Word Stories
Dec.2018 “The Run” – 50-Word Stories
Sep.2018 “The Neighboring…” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for My Neighbour TL:DR Award
“It” – 50-Word Stories
Aug.2018 “War Crimes” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Death and Public Speaking Award
Jun.2018 Quoting Others Doesn’t Always Make You Look Smart – Busybird Publishing
“For the Love of Perverts” – Needle In The Hay, third place for The Don McCrady Invitational Award
May.2018 “She’s Back” – 50-Word Stories
Apr.2018 “Sending…” – 50-Word Stories
Mar.2018 “Enjoying Retirement” – 50-Word Stories
Jan.2018 “Railroaded” – 50-Word Stories
“Kill Him Now!” – Needle In The Hay, winner of The Deus Ex Lover Award
Dec.2017 “New Beginnings” – 50-Word Stories
Nov.2017 “Death’s Meal Deal” – 50-Word Stories
Anime Review: Kingslaive: Final Fantasy XV – Grimdark Magazine
“Hands on Deck” – a cyberpunk short story for MiTo’s Laser GMK Products
“Wish” – 50-Word Stories
Sep.2017 “The Angel Said…” – 50-Word Stories
Aug.2017 “A Time with You” – Aphelion
“Out” – 50-Word Stories
Jul.2017 “A Lifetime of Dishes” – 50-Word Stories
Jun.2017 “GLX-23 FAQ” – Needle In The Hay, winner of FAQ Quest Award
“The Guitarist” – 50-Word Stories
May.2017 “Death in the Air” – 50-Word Stories
Anime Review: Texhnolyze – Grimdark Magazine
“Death to the Fight” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Protest Pro Test Award
Mar.2017 “Journalist Diligently Commits Suicide” – Needle In The Hay, winner of The Fake News Real Fiction Award
“Too Bad For Nick” – 50-Word Stories
Feb.2017 “Day 731” – 50-Word Stories
“Meditations on Death” – 50-Word Stories
Dec.2016 “Slide Ruler” – Aphelion (reprint, Best of 2016)
Nov.2016 “The Oak Tree” – 50-Word Stories
“Slide Ruler” – Aphelion
Oct.2016 “Stay or Go” – Dark Fire Fiction (reprint)
“Artificially Correct” – 50-Word Stories
Aug.2016 “All Wars Are Personal” – 50-Word Stories
Jun.2016 “SkullBook” – Needle In The Hay, winner of Bertie Beats The Tweets Award
“Do Astronomers Dream of Electric Octopi?” – Aphelion, third place for June 2016 Flash Fiction Contest
Apr.2016 “Unearthed” – Aphelion, third place for April 2016 Flash Fiction Contest
“The Ceremony” – 50-Word Stories
Mar.2016 “Love Thy Ministers” – Aphelion
“Till Death Do Us In” – Needle In The Hay, co-second place for What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award
Feb.2016 “Twinkle, Twinkle” – Leading Edge Magazine, Top 20 in the 2015 Flash Fiction Contest
“The Caretaker” – 50-Word Stories
“The Bored Drummer” – Cicatrix Publishing
“Mr Wolf” – Cicatrix Publishing
“Dear Diary” – Cicatrix Publishing
Jan.2016 “The Seeker” – 50-Word Stories
Nov.2015 “The Long Path” – Flash! Friday, honorable mention for Vol 3-49
“Death Trap” – Aphelion, winner of September/October 2015 Flash Fiction Contest
“To Mars with a Blast” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The ‘Mars’ Award
“Bernie Connor?” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Barry + Barry Award
Oct.2015 “Death of Tradition” – 50-Word Stories
“Dr Geung Si” – Aphelion
Sep.2015 “Jessica’s Recipe” – Positive Words Magazine, shortlisted for July 2015 Mini-Competition
“Death and a Salesman’s Cousin” – Needle In The Hay, winner of The Custom Rims Award
“Above & Below” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Woolf’s Peak Award
“Stay” – 50-Word Stories
Aug.2015 “Trains” – The Story Shack
“Crashes” – Flash! Friday, Second Runner Up for Vol 3-36
“Waste Management” – Aphelion, winner of July 2015 Flash Fiction Contest
Jul.2015 “Flash Burn” – The Angry Hourglass, honorable mention for Round 71
“It Means Jack” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Animate Material Award
“Spells of Fury – Season 4 Review” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Clone Ebert Award
“Food, Glorious Food” – Perihelion
“The Community Project” – Aphelion, winner of May/June 2015 Flash Fiction Contest
“CYchopath” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Gibson Bigend Award
“Mikey and Poopheads” – Pure Pooetry
Jun.2015 “Elevator #4” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Misery Horror Fiction Contest
“Squid-K” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for Open Spaces Sci-Fi Contest
“Spelling Lesson” – 50-Word Stories
“The Immodesty Virus” – Positive Words Magazine, winner of January 2015 Mini-Competition
“The Light of Memory” – 365 tomorrows
May.2015 “SNAFU: Bentos, Electronics and Selective Memory” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Dallas Lawyers Club Short Story Contest
Apr.2015 “Unforgiven” – 50-Word Stories
“Spare Parts” – 365 tomorrows
“Eastwick & Down 3: The Darkest Dark Pyramid” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Witches Hat Fantasy Contest
“Gate Network Expands to the Delta Quadrant!” – Needle In The Hay, second place for The Linkbait & Switch Sci-Fi Contest
“The Flight” – 101 Words
“A Nice Day” – Aphelion
Mar.2015 “Disturbing Shoppers” – 101 Words
“The Abomination” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Grotesque Portrait Award
“The Approach” – 50-Word Stories
Feb.2015 “Guaranteed Pleasure” – 101 Words
“To Shoot/Not To Shoot” – Needle In The Hay, winner of The I/O M/F/? Award
“Aim High” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Burn Your Editor Award
“The Tree” – 50-Word Stories
Jan.2015 “Martha’s Day” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Bechamel Test Award
“The Uranus Journal – Bestsellers of 2020” – Needle In The Hay, winner of The Visions of 2020 Award
Dec.2014 “Love Me Tender” – 50-Word Stories
“Safety Blitz” – 50-Word Stories
“Dance Class” – 101 Words
Nov.2014 “The Useless Suspects” – 50-Word Stories, winner of Moustache Memoirs Contest
“The Staircase” – Microfiction Monday Magazine
“Replacement Guilt” – Shotgun Honey
“Grading on a Curve” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Normal Success! Award
“The Expedition” – Microfiction Monday Magazine
“Pillow” – Positive Words Magazine, co-winner of June 2014 Mini-Competition
Oct.2014 “A Flood of Encouragement” – 50-Word Stories
“Just Another Patrol” – Needle In The Hay, second place for The Lord Grimdark Award
Sep.2014 “Spurnerella” – 50-Word Stories
“Thickened Water” – 50-Word Stories
“Care Factor” – 50-Word Stories
Jul.2014 “Civil Disobedience” – 50-Word Stories
Jun.2014 “The Scene” – The Story Shack
“The Unveiling” – 50-Word Stories
May.2014 “A Lovely Day” – 50-Word Stories, honorable mention for Spring Stories Contest
Apr.2014 “The Show” – 50-Word Stories
“Nothing Clean” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Forever Ending Story Award
“Word Limit” – 50-Word Stories
Dec.2013 “U.F.P., Bajor slam Cardassia’s ‘destabilizing’ move on Bajoran space” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Broken Bad Award
Nov.2013 “Fried Eggs” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Laugh Out Loud Award
Oct.2013 “The Blazer” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Farewell Hiroshi Award
Sep.2013 “The Department” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Welcome Aboard Award
Aug.2013 “The Speed of Exposure” – winner of Bloomsbury Short Sentence: Payback
“Grandfather’s Pastries” – Positive Words Magazine, co-winner of April 2013 Mini-Competition
“Prudence Demands…” – The Story Shack (reprint)
Jul.2013 “Lilac” – The Story Shack
“Stay or Go” – Running Out Of Ink: Issue No. 9
“Legacy” – The Flashing Type: Issue #2
“Noises” – The Flashing Type: Issue #2
Jun.2013 “3 + 4” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Our Motives Are Benign Award
“The Fake and the Furious” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Adrian’s Duel Award
May.2013 Error: 410 – Australian Short Films
“The Line” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Ferdinand Hodler Award
“The Delivery” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Full Drone Award
Apr.2013 “Prudence Demands…” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Glass Refrigerator Award
“Glory to the Olives” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The RE:RE Award
Mar.2013 “The Cosmic Virus” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Webmaster Award
“No Hard Feelings” – Needle In The Hay, winner of The Gramophone Electric Award
Feb.2013 “Stocking” – Positive Words Magazine, shortlisted for December 2012 Mini-Competition
Jan.2013 “The Verity Records” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Prelude Award
Dec.2012 “et responde mihi” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Mayan Invitational Award

“Purgatory High” – Needle In The Hay, shortlisted for The Youth Award