An "insurance agent" with an unreliable paranormal aptitude and a flippant attitude battles against Gorgons, Elven assassins, vindictive aliens, ghosts, and demigods... Then it gets really weird.

BWG latest seasonal-themes anthology. Includes my short fiction, Hagemaier's Christmas Ale. Buckle in for mirth!

BWG continues their winning streak as Finalist for Best E-Book!

Another in GLVWG's anthology series! Contains my story, Incident at Robinson's Lake, where blackmail and birdwatching make a dangerous combination.

Another in BWG's award-winning anthology series! Contains my story, Man of His Word, where a local sheriff and a quirky FBI special agent track a notorious serial killer.

GLVWG's 1st award-winning anthology! This wonderful collection contains my short fiction Kinsey's Quarry, about the only kid in the county who hasn't taken the quarry dive challenge.

I am an official Affiliate Member of the Horror Writers of America!

Indie Books WINNER!
This superlative anthology has my story: Goats in the Machine -- Strange goings-on at a farm, with the arrival of a shaggy kid.

After four long years of writing, editing and waiting... Meanwhile in the Middle of Eternity is released! Editor Phil Giunta declared my story is the "gem of the collection"!

And hot on its heels, GLVWG produced its 2021 anthology Writes of Passage!

My Friend Jackson receives Finalist in Indies Today's Best Books of 2020! I am psyched! Jackson is entered in a few more competitions. Wish me luck!

Indie Books WINNER!
This superlative anthology has my story: Goats in the Machine -- Strange goings-on at a farm, with the arrival of a shaggy kid.

After four long years of writing, editing and waiting... Meanwhile in the Middle of Eternity is released! Editor Phil Giunta declared my story is the "gem of the collection"!

And hot on its heels, GLVWG produced its 2021 anthology Writes of Passage!

My Friend Jackson receives Finalist in Indies Today's Best Books of 2020! I am psyched! Jackson is entered in a few more competitions. Wish me luck!

Sweet, Funny & Strange Animal Tales - and my short story Goats in the Machine has all four!

My new novel hits the streets! And has already earned 5 stars from Indies Today and Readers' Favorite!

Inner-city teen Jasmine is ruthlessly bullied at her new school. When the violence escalates, she is rescued by a monstrous force with deadly results. Emboldened by her new ally, she drifts toward the darkness. Will she able to outwit the authorities and her enemies, as she struggles to reclaim her true self?

Silver Falchion FINALIST!
This wonderfully creepy anthology has two of my stories:
Ride of His Life -- Kids receive a message from a roller coaster's unexpected passenger.
Un-Familiar Spirit -- Two Egyptologists embroil friends and family into their exploration into whether or not ghosts truly exist.

The 2019 GLVWG Anthology is published! The Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group did it again, and yours truly has another "strange tales" story.
My contribution to this year's collection is The Teller of Not-So-Tall Tales, where a traveler lands himself in a Wild West weighstation backwater, where history (and the people) are not quite right.

The 2018 BWG anthology is released! This volume of tales of paranormal goings-on is right up my alley. It includes two of my ventures into the outré:

Ride of His Life and Un-Familiar Spirit

I'm the Bethlehem Writers Group's Featured Author in the Spring 2018 issue of their prestigious Roundtable website. In line with this issue's topic of Topsy-Turvy, I offer Off-Color Language, a strange day in the life of a woman dealing with the peculiar affliction of synesthesia.
At the sidebar is my Top 10 List of favorite synthesizers I have played.
See what I did there!?

A book review that made my day!

"Amazing stories that would chill me to the bone one minute and then leave me surprised the next."
"...left me wanting more"!

I submitted "If I Can't Sleep, You Can't Sleep" for their awards contest, and a free review was an unexpected bonus. I will be waiting with bated breath 'til September, when Readers' Favorite announces their contest winners.

Woo Hoo! 1st Place in GLVWG's writers conference! And it was the first time I've ever tried my hand at "flash fiction," a genre where the story is constrained to 100 words or less.

The 2017 GLVWG Anthology is published! The Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group did it again, and yours truly has a story in it, a-a-and did the cover art again!
My contribution is my story Deadly Embrace, a thriller set in the not-so-distant future, recording the duel to the death between two sociopaths.

Several members of the Bethlehem Writers Group finished an experiment today. We each contributed a tale of a single event - a murder - from a character's unique point of view.

Some rollicking good stuff is contained in these nine stories! My episode is the 3rd in the series, from the point of view of a pimp/pusher from the streets of NYC - so much for "Write What You Know"!

The 2016 BWG young-reader's anthology is released! This volume of tales for all ages includes two short stories close to my heart.

Give and Take -- A classic fairie/folk tale of a prince who accepts a gift from a woodland spirit, and the consequences it brings.
Book Worm -- As if Hailey didn't have enough trouble with classes and bullies, now someone - or something - is stealing all the books she's borrowed from the library.

Two years in the making, it's finally published!

A collection of strange stories to inflict on the ones you love, each one of these tales began their life told to an audience. In that spirit, these little nuggets of mirthful macabre are meant to be read out loud, preferably during a terrible storm, or when someone's been particularly naughty.

I'm on the radio! I'll be telling an original fairie tale The Balaika and the Samovar on July's storytelling segment of In the Tradition.
Tune in to WDIY 88.1FM around 8PM for my story!
Or stream it live!

The 2016 GLVWG Anthology is published! The Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group did it again, and yours truly was the Anthology Chair!
Hidden among the 49 short stories, essays and poems from the group, is my short story That Which Was Lost, another tale of the strange that would be perfectly at home in Rod Serling's Twilight Zone.

The Bethlehem Writers Group selected moi as the Featured Author in their January-February 2016 issue of their prestigious Roundtable website. The Origin of Specious, is a sci-fi tale crafted to fit that issue's topic — Truth and Lies — and is free for the reading.
At the end of my story is my Top 10 List of favorite anime films!

Pindlebryth of Lenland - The Five Artifacts
Nationally recognized US Review of Books awarded Pindlebryth a review of RECOMMENDED, a status awarded to the 15% BEST books!
An excellent start to the New Year!

  Kickoff for the "Eldritch, Inc." release! Including a reading!

  The original venue closed their doors, so the people at Black Rock are scrambling for a new venue.

  An old favorite of mine. It's going to be dicey between here and Krampusnacht!

  My first time at the BIG show!

The Antimilos Tape
 Short Horror
Two sons inherit a pirate radio station, and find a live recording of a song that is irresistible.

Three on a Match
 Short Fantasy
The consciousnesses of a rebel dragon and a dying wizard inhabit a single body. What on earth could his apprentice want at this hour of the night?

Stars In Their Eyes
 Cosmic Horror Novelette
A mash-up of Lovecraftian horror and hard sci-fi, fraternal twins stumble upon the cosmological secret that killed their uncle.

Ironclad Contract
 Short Fantasy
A wizard is hired by Mephistopheles to find a murderer.

Tunnel Vision
 Short Cosmic Horror
Why is a world-renowned architect so intent on incorporating fractals into his creations?