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SKINS Published by Jack Bantry in Splatterpunk's Basement of Horror. This was quite a strange tale of terror, but more so, despair, sadness, and betrayal. It follows a young woman that was doing her best to fit in, to accommodate what she thought everyone else wanted her to be, and to deal with rejection by trying to be accepted. At the height of her despair, we see just how far she went and how far another went to try to save her from herself. It's told through a series of f

Family Ties is a short story that I wrote for the TUMBLE BLEED Anthology, edited by Merrill David in conjunction with the Texas Reader and AuthorCon. This short story takes a couple of unexpected twists and turns as a lonely young woman, Nash, is looking for any means of escape from an abusive foster home. Dealing with the loss of her mother, struggling with the fresh hell that her life has become, and desperately trying to find her place in the world, Nash flees from the tra

Transformation is another creature feature story, set in the Pacific Northwest, and most importantly, along the Pacific Northwest trail. This one is a bit different than my other stories though, as I feel like this one has a bit of a happier ending once all is said and done. Just in case you have not yet read this one, that's all I'll say about the ending. The story focuses on a young man named Garrison. A rather horrible young man, late teens when the story opens, that spent

Safety First appears in Dead Girls and Dead Things 2, edited by RJ Roles. Safety First is a twisted short story that my younger daughter planted the seed for while we were out running errands one day. The rest of it seemed to just fall into place from there, almost a what if scenario meshed with worst ways to die. My daughter's comment that sparked the idea happened while we were driving past a runaway truck ramp, going down a steep hill that leads into the city. This particu

Zippers is one of my favorite stories and I've not done a note on it yet so here we go. I've mentioned a few times how some of my ideas come from my kids, and I'll be honest, most of my more bizarre stories come from their ideas, not all... but most, so far. LOL. Zippers is essentially a story based on the mannerisms, dark humor, and intrusive thoughts of my oldest daughter, whom most of you know as Katie, but in fact, her full name is Katrina. She is the Katrina in the story

This first appeared in the June 2022 issue of Cauldron of Chaos magazine published by Red Cape Publishing. Incidentally, this was also my first flash fiction piece! It is exactly 500 words, and it was quite challenging to keep it to that word count. Enjoy! Empty Eyes by Candace Nola “How long has she been here?” Father Brantley inquired as the nun ushered him along the basement corridor. “Seven days, Father. Mother Superior did not want her harmed, so we restrained her and