Operation Backlog Completion 2026
Sep 252017
 

My horror novella The Book at Dernier has been available at The Red Penny Papers since 2013, but now it is also available in print.

For a while now, the original has been more difficult to navigate due to changes on the site. (You can still find it here, but you’ll need to add “wordpress” to the URLs for the links to work.)

Not only did I want to make that easier, but I also always dreamed of making a print version available. Since the rights have returned to me, I’ve now self-published a new edition.

The Book at Dernier follows Paul Bryce, an obsessive scholar who digs into the dark secrets of a small town called Dernier and finds himself caught up in a nightmare.

(Of all of my Lovecraft-inspired horror stories, the inspiration might be strongest in this one.)

This paperback reprint of The Book at Dernier includes additional revisions and a few new scenes. It is available now at Amazon, and I will also have copies available at book signings later this year.

You can also add it on Goodreads.

The ebook version isn’t ready yet, but that should be up and available shortly as well.

October is almost here, and we’ll have plenty of horror to discuss as Halloween approaches, so this is perfect timing. And if you’ve read either version of The Book at Dernier, I’d love it if you left a review!

Feb 252014
 

I love alliteration.

Anyway, my main reason for this post is to let you know that I’ve received the schedule for when my drabbles will appear at SpeckLit.

Scarf – April 1
Numb – April 21
Cursed – May 9
Monsters – May 21
Across the River – June 18
Magic – June 26

So we have three months of drabbles to look forward to. Remember, a drabble is a story told in exactly 100 words, so you can head on over to the site now to see what sorts of things they publish.

Also, this past weekend, the wonderful people at Horror Books posted about The Book at Dernier.

Have you read The Book at Dernier yet? Let me know your thoughts on it in the comments below.

Jan 222014
 

In the days since my last post, Paul’s dark experiences in The Book at Dernier have come to an end. The fifth and final part is now available at the Red Penny Papers, although newcomers are welcome to start from the beginning and experience this horror novella in its entirety.

What’s up next, you ask? What horrors await you now that you’ve escaped the Dernier’s clutches?

Romance.

Twisted romance.

The people running the site LoveMe.eu are in the market for flash fiction and hired me to write at least three romance stories in the “cold and twisted” category.

These won’t be like my other romance story. I’ll be honest, in my mind, there is a very fine line between “cold and twisted romance” and “horror stories about relationships.” So, on January 24, January 31, and February 7, you can visit my page on the site to discover the sorts of warped stories I came up with.

And if those three go over well, who knows? You could see more twisted romance on a regular basis.