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Wattys 2021 Short List. Shipwrecked on a criminal-infested mining colony, military telepath Reid Kaplan needs answers about the attack on his ship and the unusual alien activity on the planet he's stranded on. Unfortunately, some of those answers might lie in a mind as unique as it is dangerously flawed.Customs inspector Jinsin Koel is used to having guns pointed at her head - but not ones attached to weapon-heavy cyborg insects who consider her lower on the food chain. The Xykeree, past enemies of humanity, should never have been allowed to dock at her home port. And they're just the start of her problems. Throw in a hereditary neurological illness and a secret society of soldiers genetically tailored for psionic combat and she has herself a whole new level of trouble ... the kind that could destroy her personal foundations and imperil billions of lives.Complete novel (word count approx. 115,600; no cliffhanger ending)Action adventure, space operaReader advisory: strong language, violence/horror, sexual contentUK spelling…

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ONC 2022 Short List: The emergence of a more virulent lycanthrope virus decimated civilisation. As a street scavenger, Gulliver Chase risks his life in his home city's derelict streets hunting for resources for his fellow survivors. But it isn't food or fuel his colony needs him to find tonight; it's one of the Changed. If humanity is to have a future, they need to start salvaging their own.A story inspired by ONC 2022 prompt 28.Reader advisory: violence, horror, bad language…

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ONC 2025 Short List: Aden Dekker easily slays on the dating front, but as one to go with the flow rather than dive into the dark uncertainties and mysteries clouding his life, he's avoided giving serious consideration to what qualities he's looking for in a girl beyond a pretty smile. But when a blood-starved vampire queen comes hunting him, he quickly figures out exactly what he wants in a girl when it comes to wicked, nighttime company -- arcane book smarts, steel nerves, and a loaded crossbow.This story was written for the Open Novella Competition, ONC 2025, prompt 11.Reader advisory: bad language, horror elements (bitey, vampiric violence and seduction), a pinch of sexy spice.…

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Stories dedicated to those who'll never submit, quit, or obey in advance when faced with oppression, corrupt systems weighted against 'the little guy', and threats to those they love.Reader advisory: Coarse language, adult themes…

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Alien resurrections, rogue spies, prophetic brain worms -- a sample pack of snack-size sci-fi and speculative fiction. Included stories: Junkyard Doll, The Future of Goobishen Prime, Final Facet, Outer Prospects, Return to Eden, Alien Requiem, the RiST linked short story series (Big oops, The Saviour, Red Pill, Beyond Liberty, Any Other Tuesday, Chasing Dawn), Blackcoat (Buffy/Firefly fanfic), Cherry Celery (humor/romance), and Cluckular (humor/horror), along with some other 'odds and ends' mini tales.Reader advisory: Some stories have mature content and bad language.…

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Ren Asari doesn't believe in fate, but in an hour and thirty minutes, she's prophesized to die. Her skeptical quest for answers quickly becomes a race for survival -- but not necessarily her own.Short story written for the Ultimate SciFi Smack Down challenge (2021-2022).…

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At eighteen years old, Prime Shen sees possible futures. But will his own be the Order of Enlightenment, the girl, or an assassin's blade? Perhaps a combination of all three...Short story written for the 'December 2021: The Future of Goobishen Prime' challenge.…

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AN-E wakes to the sound of a drill against her shoulder strut. After eight months shut down, corroding in a junkyard, she has a choice to make: resume her deadly duties for the One Empire or resign herself to reality -- she's abandoned scrap.Reader advisory: bad language, mature themes…