(COMPLETED/Re-EDITING) For Elliot, life after graduation meant a doomed existence -- surviving a post-apocalyptic world besieged with mutant animals -- until he awakens Alessandro, a supernatural youth, from a centuries-long sleep. Together, the two teens -- along with Elliot's friend Mimi and others -- must stop Gevaudan the Wolf King and his army of canines from waging an all-out species war. Is peace really possible for the Creatures of God?Cover art by Casparita…
A weary astronaut awakens from space sleep to investigate a mysterious beacon of light.…
A shamed physician battles a human monstrosity in a fight for honor and respect.…
After the destruction of Earth, an unheralded man finds redemption during humanity's subsequent days in space.It is dedicated to anyone who has ever wanted a second chance in life.Written for Wattpad Science Fiction's "Project Constellations" contest May 2016.Approximately 10,500 words.…
A time traveler struggles over a personal decision to change the world.Written for Wattpad's Science Fiction Challenge 27 (January 2016)…
Science Fiction contest. Challenge 23 "If You Die, The Earth Lives... " November 2015. On the brink of extinction, mankind uses reverse psychology to make a last second plea to an alien named Klaatu to stave off human extermination on Earth. Based on the 2008 movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still," written by David Scarpa and Edmond H. North, with reference to the 1951 original movie of the same name written by Edmund H. North, and the 1941 short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates.…
#13DaysHalloweenFlash(October 2015) Elizabeth Comisky invite for a 13-word flash story. Also, posted in Science Fiction Competitions - Challenge 24 - Weird Science (October 2015).…
Winner of October 2015 Hannah Arlene Writing Contest (AWC). A young man visits El Dorado Kansas on a business hunch, but instead is directed to an old, haunted art museum. There, he encounters an art portrait of a beautiful woman entitled "To Leave A Lady a Rose." Inspired, the young man leaves a rose at the foot of the picture, and his life is forever changed in an unexpected way. Any and all apologies to the great people of El Dorado Kansas, and the family and estate of Marion Koogler McNay.Dedicated to my wife and to all moms out there.…