My Stories

Here's a list, as best as I can remember, of all the stories I've written. Many are still free to read online. (Affiliate links throughout.) 

I've written 13 novels so far...

1) Ma Tutt’s Donut Hut (Book 1 of Mack the Magical Cat Cozy Mysteries, July, 2014)

2) Thee Will I Cherish by Joyce Daley (April, 2016 - Jan, 2020). This episodic novel is composed of three novelets: Hannah’s Surprise (April, 2016), Miriam’s Prayer (May, 2016), and David & Naomi (Dec, 2019).

3) Abductions Trilogy by Garth Perry and J. A. Konrath (Oct, 2013 - Feb, 2020). This novel is composed of three novelets: Abductions (Oct, 2013), Beat Down (Feb, 2014), and Confessions (Feb, 2020).

4) The Sword of Otrim - A Heroic Fantasy Adventure (May, 2013 - Sept, 2020). This episodic novel is composed of A Lesson in War (May, 2013), A Promise of Glory (May, 2013), and A Trumpet for Battle (June, 2013), along with two new stories.

5) Mister the Magical Cat (Oct, 2021 – Aug, 2022). This short novel is composed of two novellas: Cat Potion No. 9 (Oct, 2021) and A Cauldron of Cats (Aug, 2022)

6) Ma Tutt’s Secret Spice (Book 2, July, 2014 - Sept, 2022)

7) Ma Tutt’s Christmas Cookies (Book 3, Nov, 2022)

8) Secrets & Sense (Book 1, paperback Dec, 2022; ebook Feb, 2023)

9) The Adventures of Max McCannor (Feb, 2014 – Oct, 2023) with Todd Hunter: Escape (Feb, 2014); Runaway (July, 2022); Eureka (Oct, 2023)

10) Ma Tutt’s Hawaiian Delight (Book 4, Jan, 2024)

11) An Easter Journey (nonfiction, 2015 – March, 2024)

12) Simply Criminal (Book 1 of Ned Nbonivoy thriller; June 2012 – July 2024)

13) Ma Tutt’s Kitchen Disaster (Book 5, Sept 2024)

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Short Stories, Novelets, and Novellas 
(newest titles at the top, somewhat broken into eras, genres, venues)

+ A Prince and a Pauper's Son (fantasy, 3300 words, Jan 2025)
+ Healing Waters (magic realism, 1750 words, Jan 2025)

+ “A Pathway Forward” in Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy, Volume 9 (Nov, 2024)
+ “Otrim” in Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy, Volume 6 (May, 2023)
+ “Tornado Drake’s Last Day of School” in The Compass (April, 2023)
+ “Blood Feud” in The Compass (Feb, 2023)
+ “Biker Preacher” in The Compass (Dec, 2022)

+ Hope and a Prayer (mainstream lit, 2000 words, January 2020)
+ Yes Allie, There’s a Bogeyman Under Your Bed (horror, 900 words)
+ It’s the Idea (mainstream, 2050 words)
+ Exit Ramp (pulp fantasy, 2380 words) (Issue One of EconoClash Review, Feb 2018)
+ An Uneventful Flight (slice-of-life, 1000 words)
+ Maysi’s First Assignment (Electric Spec, Vol 17, Issue 4, Nov 30, 2022)
+ New Life at Death Springs (supernatural western, 2650)
+ When the World Ends (humor/modern day, 515 words)
+ Friley's Friday Night (humor/fantasy, 560 words)
+ Exorcising Judgment (supernatural, 3200 words)
+ One Midsummer's Night (dark fantasy, 2830 words)
+ The Newbie and the Zombie (MG adventure, zombie-lite, humor, 3140 words)
+ My Song Request (flash fiction, humor, 500 words)
+ Tornado Drakes' Last Day of School (mainstream lit, YA, 1900 words)
+ The Engagement Ring (flash fiction, humor, 500 words)
+ Blood Feud (historical/literary, 3440 words)
+ Surprise Date (romance, 5400 words)
+ To Tame a Demon (dark fantasy, 3520 words)
+ The Pull of the Tide (fantasy, 4400 words)
+ Coast is Clear (crime/thriller flash fiction, 1100 words)
+ Take This Job (mainstream lit, 2500 words)
+ Curious Case of Kevin Klaag (psych/horror, 3800 words)
+ Long Haul Goodbye (SF flash fiction, 800 words)
+ Forewarned, Forearmed (SF/space opera, 1800 words)
+ The Third Option (mainstream, slice of life, 1580 words)
+ Life With (a few) Dogs (memoir, humor, 2000 words)
+ She Raced the Waves (and 3 other poems, 500 words)
+ For Pap (flash fiction, historical lit, 950 words)
+ Exit Ramp (EconoClash Review, April 1, 2018)
+ Hot Tub Graduation (Every Day Fiction, Jan 5, 2018)

+ Drake's Big Break (modern day fantasy, 1800 words, January 2018) This story was published in the anthology, Dragons - Cutter's Final Cut, Volume 2 (April 2021).
+ My Second Mistake (urban literary, 2000 words, January 2018)
+ Time Jumper (time travel/SF, 5500 words, January 2018)
+ Leaving the Pack (shifter paranormal, 8,000 words, January 2018)
+ Buttercup Magic (fairy tale fantasy, 4500 words, December 2017)
+ Broken Memories (sci-fi love story, 5400 words, December 2017). I edited the ending and self-published this story as Star Fever, March 2022.

+ The Return (with Will Swardstrom), science fiction (self-published, Nov 2014)
+ Drinking Games (as Garth Perry), crime thriller (self-published, Dec 2013)
+ Accidents (with Stoney M. Setzer), horror/suspense (self-published, Nov 2013)
+ The Last Prayer: A Silo Story, science fiction (self-published, March 2013)
+ Worm (as Garth Perry), urban literary (self-published, Feb 2013)
+ Ulemet and the Jaguar God, mesoamerican fantasy (self-published, Sept 2012)

+ Possibly His Last Exorcism (Every Day Fiction, Nov 17, 2013)
+ Audition With The Vampire (Every Day Fiction, Feb 27, 2012). This story was reprinted in Fangs and Broken Bones: A Feed Your Monster Anthology (March 2018).

+ A Shepherd Boy's First Christmas, biblical fiction (self-published, Dec 2011)
+ This Is Not My Autobiography, literary fiction (Mikrokosmos, Spring 2010)
+ The Sorrow of Raetheos, prose poem (Digital Dragon, Feb 2010)
+ Spring, Finally, prose poem (Every Day Poets, Sept 4, 2009)
+ Three Twitter Fictions, horror, (Thaumatrope, July 27, Aug 9, Aug 15, 2009)
+ West of the Texas Nebula, short story cowritten w/ Dan Devine (SpaceWesterns, 2008)
+ A Sad Tale from Skuddledump, short story (Tower of Light, Summer 2008)

+ Writer's Block, horrorku (Tales from the Moonlit Path, July 15, 2008)
+ Our Christening, scifaiku (Mindflights, Spring 2008)
+ Generation Gap, scifaiku (Aphelion, May 2008)
+ Au Naturale, scifaiku (Aphelion, April 2008)
+ Proposal, scifaiku (Aphelion, March 2008)

+ Pack a Day, literary short (Write Off, March 2008)
+ Golden Anniversary, microfiction (Write Off, Feb 2008)
+ Golden Anniversary, microfiction (Static Movement, April 2008)
+ The Eagle, fable (Static Movement, Feb 2008)

+ Tyler's Bed and Breakfast, short story (Flashing Swords #9, Feb 2008). I think this is my second paid story (other than the token payments from Every Day Fiction). I edited and self-published it online in January 2023 as Captain Tyler's Ghost.

+ Scary Moments, short story (Bewildering Stories, Sept 8, 2008, Issue 305)
+ The Hunt Hunt, microfiction (Bewildering Stories,May 5, 2008, Issue 288)
+ The Daily Brew, microfiction (Bewildering Stories, Nov 12, 2007, Issue 267)
+ Show, Don't Tell, microfiction (Bewildering Stories, Oct 22, 2007, Issue 264)

+ Dear John, microfiction (Pen Pricks, Issue 3)
+ Grand Prix Auto, microfiction (Pen Pricks, Issue 3)
+ The Engagement Ring, microfiction (Pen Pricks, Feb 2008)
+ The Proposal, microfiction (Pen Pricks, Feb 2008)

+ I Won!, microfiction (Flashshot, Jan 21, 2008)
+ Good News, microfiction (Flashshot, Jan 9, 2008)
+ The Resignation, microfiction (Flashshot, Nov 29, 2007)
+ Even Superheroes, flash fiction (self-published, Sept 2007)

+ The Anniversary, flash fiction (Every Day Fiction, Jan 1, 2008)
+ Spam Fiction, flash fiction (Every Day Fiction, Sept 17, 2007) I think these two stories were the first stories where I got paid: $3 each, if I recall!

+ Space Monkey See, short story, humor (Adventures of Mazaru)
+ Barrel of Space Monkeys, flash fiction, humor (Adventures of Mazaru)
+ Space Monkey Business, flash fiction, humor (Adventures of Mazaru)
+ A Thousand Splendid Monkeys, flash fiction (Ray Gun Revival, 2007)
+ Shock the Monkey, flash fiction (Ray Gun Revival, 2007)

+ The Farm, microfiction (MicroHorror, September 2007)
+ The Audition, microfiction (MicroHorror, August 2007)
+ The Time Had Come, microfiction (MicroHorror, Aug 2007)
+ Show, Don't Tell, microfiction (MicroHorror, Aug 2007)

+ The Sad Tale of Skuddledump (1989). This tale was eventually published in Tower of Light, Summer 2008.
+ Adventure of the Man-Shark (1986)
+ Dr. Ziegler's Time Machine (1977)
+ Lots of poems from grade school!



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