Short Stories

Standalone Middle Finger Magic A boy discovers his hidden magical talent. Standalone New Beginnings A man on the brink of giving up has his life turned around by the idle thoughts of an old man. Standalone Diary Of A Vampire An ancient vampire fights to protect his entire race. (This will eventually be turned into a novel, as well). Standalone Diary of a Sniper A legendary sniper decides to keep a diary, and ends up going through the most difficult time of his life. Standalone The Dark Window A painter and his wife live a content and happy life, until things take a turn for the worst. Standalone Liquid Earth A man wakes up, surprised that the world around him has taken a drastic wet turn. Standalone Ball Game A man, awakening from a drunken stupor, is disturbed from his sleep by strange occurrences. Standalone Elise - The Not So Sane Wife A man meets the bride of his dreams, Elise. Then things take an unexpected turn. Standalone Paralysis A man living with sleep paralysis begins to suspect that the presence tormenting him is more than part of the condition. Trapped somewhere between waking and dreaming, he has to decide what is real while his own body refuses to move. Standalone Space Angel Lost in hyperspace and torn from his family, a man is mysteriously returned to Earth by celestial beings. Haunted by their presence and forever grateful, he must keep their existence a secret while embracing the second chance at life they've granted him. Standalone The Tongue The power of the tongue. Standalone The Ancient Door A young shaman is drawn toward an ancient door and the darkness surrounding it. Following it means going deeper into magic while confronting the relationships, promises, and obligations that still bind him. Standalone Darlene A man, and his dog. Standalone Dark Wishes Discover the sinister side of wishful thinking in 'Dark Wishes'. Johnny and his friends thought their wishes were harmless fun, but they soon learn that wishes can turn deadly, and no one is safe from their unintended consequences. Standalone Turn the Page A man who no longer wants to live enters Japan’s Aokigahara Forest with no intention of coming back. What he finds inside the forest forces him to fight for the life he was ready to give up. To escape, he will have to face what is waiting for him in the woods and the darkness he brought in with him. Standalone Drive Time A road trip changes when a man drives into a fog that does not seem to end. Strange figures appear along the road, pieces of the trip stop making sense, and every attempt to find a way out gives him another reason to question what he saw. The longer he remains inside the fog, the harder it becomes to decide whether somebody is following him or whether his own mind is breaking down. Standalone The Hound Captain Samuel and what remains of his team are trapped inside a covert research facility with a three-headed beast that should not exist. If they want to survive, they will have to figure out what they are fighting and find a way to kill it before it kills them. Standalone Self Checkout A man goes to the grocery store expecting it to be like any other trip. Then he scans the wrong barcode, and something horrible happens. He does not understand what he triggered, but it is already too late to take it back... Standalone Old Ways A pre-flood assassin survives the flood outside of the ark as he hunts down one of his most difficult targets... Standalone The Grim Reefer Johnathon Sanders is spending a quiet evening at home when the power suddenly goes out. Then the Grim Reaper shows up, but he is not exactly what Johnathon expected. Grim gives him a choice: die as planned or become his new smoking buddy. Johnathon chooses to live, but making a deal with Death comes with problems of its own. Standalone Old Ways - Origin Revisit the origin of the original assassin. Standalone Rainbow An experimental writing piece about rainbows, and a poetic view on the coloring patterns and deeper dynamics of color attributes. Standalone Whispers From Oblivion Whispers From Oblivion is one of the first poetry books I've written. Most of the poems inside were written when I was going through dark times and edited when I was able to see the light. I feel like a lot of these will touch the hearts of anyone who is in the midst of going through dark times themselves. I plan on releasing a part 2 in the future, as well as another similar poetry book focusing more on light and spiritual needs. Standalone Impulse Man Life was good for Josh and his friends until a night of drunken escapades turned into a surreal nightmare. A bizarre encounter with a mysterious woman in an open field leaves them all with an uncontrollable curse: they say and do the first outrageous thing that comes to mind. From losing jobs and relationships to finding themselves on the brink of societal collapse, the friends must navigate their new reality while searching for a way to reverse the curse. Standalone The Loy One ordinary afternoon, the word "Loy" became part of a family's playful antics. But soon, what started as a harmless joke spiraled into something far more sinister. Strange occurrences plague the household—glowing eyes in the darkness, eerie conversations, and mysterious disappearances. As the word "Loy" takes hold, the children change, and the family's reality warps into a living nightmare. What happens when a single word can destroy everything? If you hear it, run. Standalone The Trunk A man struggling with financial ruin is drawn back into a life of crime when a former partner offers him a score too good to pass up—half a million dollars stashed in the trunk of a car. But what he finds in the trunk is not just money... Standalone Suicide Storm A deadly storm sweeps across the Earth, leaving a trail of mass suicides in its wake. As the storm closes in on one man's city, it claims his family and friends, pushing him to the edge of despair. But as he struggles to resist its pull, he discovers a shocking truth... Standalone By proxy For nineteen years, life on the family farm seemed normal, if not a little strange. The pigs were the farm's biggest commodity, always sold to a mysterious nearby town in the middle of the night. But when a young man begins to take over more responsibilities, he finally uncovers the horrifying truth behind the farm's name. Standalone The Tower Humanity finally builds a tower capable of reaching the heavens. It is one of the greatest things we have ever created, until everything goes wrong... Standalone Devoid What happens to someone who experiences total sensory deprivation? A man bets big to find out, putting his money—and his sanity—on the line in a grueling psychological challenge. Locked in absolute darkness and silence for 24 hours, he quickly discovers how thin the line between reality and hallucination truly is. Will he walk away with the cash, or lose himself completely? Standalone Rocky the Racoon Dark rumors had been spreading on the news, but I ignored them. Today was supposed to be just another miserable shift as Adventure Island’s beloved mascot. Then the doors locked, and everything changed... Standalone The Line When Clarissa moved to Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city, The Line, she expected paradise—not a life of crime. But paradise turned into a prison, and now survival means becoming exactly what she never imagined: a thief. Standalone The Duel Act After a failed career and a ruined reputation, James discovers an ancient, forgotten law—one that allows legal dueling in modern-day New Orleans. At first, revenge tastes sweet, but soon, James learns that playing by old rules can have deadly consequences... Standalone The Decree When John finds an ancient scroll promising limitless power, every decree he writes reshapes reality to his whims. At first, it's paradise—but soon, the cracks appear, and the price becomes terrifyingly clear. Be careful what you wish for... Standalone The Sick and Twisted Mind of Lucious Frostborne Doctor Lucius Frostborne is a brilliant surgeon known for his medical breakthroughs. His patients and colleagues see him as a man who saves lives, but there is another side of him that no one has ever seen. Some secrets are better left undiscovered... Standalone Earthmelder Leo has spent his entire life alone, which wasn't an issue until he met Myra. It was love at first sight, and they spent a lot of time together, only for her to vanish into the woods one afternoon. He obsesses over her until the day he decides to follow her. His life will never be the same. Standalone Modern Day Mythology A book that explores the mythologies in a modern day format, exploring their perspectives directly throughout the eyes of an all powerful being that simply likes to watch. Standalone The Complete Short Story Collection Every Story Through April 6, 2025 The Complete Short Story Collection: Every Story Through April 6, 2025 This collection includes all the short stories I published through April 6, 2025, and is available in one convenient location. Enjoy a variety of genres—thriller, suspense, drama, mystery, and more—in this collection of 33 stories totaling over 50,000 words. Included: 33 short stories Previously published individually, now bundled together Over 50,000 words of storytelling variety Grab the full collection today! Dark Oasis Diary Of A Failing Mind A Dark Oasis Story (Faustmoore) He was brilliant once. A scholar. A prodigy. A man who trusted his own mind more than anything else. Then came the diagnosis. First dementia. Then paranoia. Then hallucinations. Then the certainty that something was inside his house. Doors open after being locked. Scratching sounds move beneath the bed. A pale girl appears where no child should be. The shadows answer his fear. As his journal entries unravel, the question becomes impossible to avoid: Is his mind collapsing, or has something from Faustmoore followed him home? Diary Of A Failing Mind is a found-journal psychological horror story from the Faustmoore series, published under the Dark Oasis line of experimental dark fiction. For adult readers only. Contains mental deterioration, paranoia, hallucinations, supernatural dread, grief, suicidal ideation, disturbing imagery, and mature themes. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Dark Oasis Faustmoore - Clinic Files A Dark Oasis Story Faustmoore has always had a reputation. Founded as a hospital, reshaped into an asylum, and remembered as one of the most notorious institutions in the world, Faustmoore carries centuries of rumors, patient deaths, disappearances, abuse, and secrets buried too deep to prove. In 2015, with the facility nearing shutdown, one reviewer is assigned to examine the remaining patients and determine who can be released, transferred, or contained. What begins as paperwork becomes something worse. The files reveal a pattern: broken patients, vanished evidence, impossible histories, former doctors turned inmates, and a hospital that may have spent generations creating the very monsters it claimed to treat. Faustmoore - Clinic Files is a dark institutional horror story from the Faustmoore series, published under the Dark Oasis line of experimental dark fiction. For adult readers only. Contains psychological horror, institutional abuse, violence, medical cruelty, disturbing patient histories, trauma, and mature themes. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Dark Oasis The Blackburn Twins A Dark Oasis Story (Faustmoore) Marisa and Emily Blackburn were never meant to be separated. Inside Faustmoore, their bond is treated not as love, dependency, or trauma, but as a sickness to be broken. Under the care of Dr. Clifton, the sisters are subjected to a brutal treatment designed to force independence through pain, humiliation, and fear. But Faustmoore has misunderstood them. The more the hospital tries to tear them apart, the more their connection hardens into something stronger, darker, and impossible to sever. Blackburn Twins is a disturbing psychological horror story from the Faustmoore series, published under the Dark Oasis line of experimental dark fiction. For adult readers only. Contains institutional abuse, psychological torment, violence, trauma, sexual violence, and disturbing material. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Standalone Locked Drawer After his mother’s death, Michael returns home to settle her estate and finally opens the locked drawer she spent years warning him to avoid. He expects memories of the father who abandoned him. He finds something else entirely... Standalone Toilet Wars One Man. One Toilet. No Survivors. Adam thought he was having a good night. There was fried chicken. There was macaroni and cheese. There was mashed potatoes and gravy. There was homemade eggnog. Then, because apparently peace was never an option, there was Taco Bell. What followed was not a bathroom trip. It was war.