[Royal Road Writathon winner, Spring 2024] [Complete] Everyone seems to want it, but no one knows why. You could ignore it, but what if one of your enemies acquires it and use it against you! It's existed for ages, and those who made it are long dead. Those who have seen it claim it's locked, but t...

Maintenance of time-travel rides is complicated. Fortunately, a creative engineer can always fix the problem. Anthropomorphic short story...

Dragons and humans have long been enemies. When a flightless dragon named Bermoth finds a young child abandoned in his forest, he sets aside his prejudice to care for her. This short story is a prequel to A Crown of Blood....

"Have you ever wondered how chance can change the course of your entire life?" In the realm of everyday life and boundless aspirations, Lily's world took a dramatic turn when she crossed paths with Marcus. He was a catalyst who flipped her world upside down, painting it with shades of both light and...

The story depicts Kaori Tanaka, a high school student protected by a wall of emotions, as she overcomes the complexities of love and friendship. When she meets her charismatic classmate, Kazuo, her defenses begin to crumble, leading her on a journey of self-discovery and vulnerability. Her Kaori ope...

Mark McCoy, a half-alien, half-human hybrid, was born into a unique lineage, setting him apart as a distinct species from the Tetronians. Endowed with extraordinary abilities beyond those of his counterparts, Mark becomes a coveted target. Raised under the nurturing guidance of his Tetronian biologi...

Trash is a Kusoge-hunter; a freelancer who dives through the dozens of used electronics shops in the Japanese geek capitol of Akihabara, looking for rare items to flip. Kusoge, or shitty-games, can fetch a good price, especially over internet auctions, and Trash knows all the secret shops. He has re...

Set in the 1970s, twenty-four-year-old thief August Beckett pleads for protection against the police after stealing an emerald ring from a flea market. The enigmatic man, whose living room he finds himself in, isn't easily swayed, however....

This is where I shall be putting my assorted short stories of all genres. Updates will be whenever I write a short story....

Becca, the daughter of Alison Fisher, a former government military operative, and James Fisher, a former assassin for the T.A.B.L.E., finds herself entangled in a complex web of intrigue. Despite their disparate backgrounds, both parents were united in a mission to right the wrongs of their pasts an...

The City of Summit is a city with a deep history and many hidden secrets. Countless tales that would otherwise be lost to time and buried under generations of doubt and denial. The tales included in this tome are just some of the stories that have taken place within the bounds of this city. A place ...

A gunslinger has tracked his bounty across the desert to the edge of the known world. It's been ten years since he last saw his quarry, but their relationship goes back further. The money'll be good, but the vengeance will be better. A finished grimdark fantasy-western inspired by Stephen King's "Th...

This grab bag of otherwise unconnected tales offer a cross-sectional look at my work across random genres, typically for writing competitions. They are offered as is, no refunds, all sales are final....

Kronos, the great titan, has cursed the gods that prophesied the apocalypse of Olympus. Wingo, who is believed to be the son of Apollo, traveled from his home from Sparta to answer the call of his foster father, Leon. Reunited happily but the days were old for the orphans. They train most of their d...

What happens when you don't see who's knocking on your door? "OPEN THE DOOR" "OPEN THE DOOR" the voices are getting nearer but no one's there... Or have you ever felt like you're stuck in the same time at the same place? A short story that will get you wondering what will happen next....

A group of climbers, set off to find what is happening in their region....

Upon joining the galactic community, humanity opens a huge pet shelter when it's discovered that having a huge variety of domesticated animals is something specific to Earth....

A suit of living armor becomes sentient and begins his quest to become the shiniest thing in existence!...

A failed coming of age, a leaving of the nest of sorts. I wrote this about a year ago for an English assignment. In retrospect it reflects my own worries about not making it through high school. It is about a man on a journey. I wish for the reader to recognize their own journey through this short s...

Banished by his people and transformed into a wolf by his god, Elwin must find a way to save his people.  This series will follow the wood elf as he struggles to adapt to his new life and defend against the evil that lurks in the woods....