Flash Fiction
New Flash Fiction: Evil and Evening Wear
Kytt breaks into a locked room looking for answers but finds a millenia-old mystery—and a monster. "Evil and Evening Wear" is FREE today (10/21/25) on Havok (Link to free access here). After that, it's members only, so go read it now! (Or become a member for $5/year)
New Flash Fiction: “Memory and Madness”
Kytt and Sebastian discover a girl with the key to finding his missing mother, but her memory is just as lost. "Memory and Madness" is FREE today (9/23/25) on Havok. After that, it's members only, so go read it now! (Or become a member for $5/year)
New flash fiction: “Scones and Secrets”
Join Kytt Windthorn and Captain Gearlock as they close in on the secret of Ptolemy's Astrolabe by way of a friendly old lady who saved the world once, her loyal St. Bernard, and some fresh scones. "Scones and Secrecy" is FREE today (7/29/25) on Havok. After that, it's...
Read my flash fiction free this weekend on Havok
Flash fiction on Havok is free Fourth of July weekend! Go read my "Dancing and Duplicity," which was recently chosen for their next anthology. Or browse my other stories there, and the rest of the great authors! It runs Friday 4 July at 12pm until Sunday 6 July at...
New Flash Fiction: “Dancing and Duplicity”
Ethel Grieves does her mobster family's dirty work with a smile and a curtsy, and she's always listening. What will she do when she learns Kytt and Sebastian are really the Ghost and the Fearsome Pirate Gearlock? "Dancing and Duplicity" is FREE today (6/24/25) on...
Lake Superior Writers 2025 Flash Fiction Winner
I am thrilled to share that my flash fiction, "When You're Ready," won first place in the Lake Superior Writers annual contest! The theme this year was "Resilience." Thank you to the judges for this honor, and special thanks to the little redpoll who bonked into my...
Check Out the Pretty Cover from Havok!
Havok Publishing revealed the cover for their 2024 Anthology, Remember When, last week, and it's a beauty! I'm excited that my story, "Step Right Up!," and all the others too, will have such a lovely wrapping. I'm not sure if my writing has ever been published within...
New Release: Cogs and Courtship
When Kytt encounters a mind-reading bounty hunter with her name on his contract, she and Captain Gearlock must think fast to escape. "Cogs and Courtship" is FREE today (4/25/25) on Havok. After today, it's members only, so go read it now!
“Lemonade” Chosen for Anthology
Happy to hear that my steampunk flash fiction "Lemonade and Larceny" was chosen for Havok's Multiversal anthology, publishing in 2026. Thanks to the editors at Havok for this honor! Read the story here (Havok subscription required).
Steampunk Flash Fic: “Lemonade and Larceny”
When she is caught breaking and entering during a ball in a dirigible manor, society miss Kytt Windthorn makes an unusual bargain with a pirate. "Lemonade and Larceny" is FREE today (2/11/25) on Havok. After today, it's members only, so go read it now!