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Mars Meeting: A Lollapalooza Short Story

And here comes the (to date) last story in the Lollapalooza series.

Mars MeetingCaptain Kovak has a new crew, an empty cargo hold, and a second-in-command who is keeping secrets from her.

Secrets that put all of them at risk.

Some questioning is in order, in a setting that is not romantic, during what is not a date.


 

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Coiled Danger: A Lollapalooza Short Story

I wrote this story some time ago, not long after the first two stories in the Lollapalooza series. I’m not sure why, but I never got around to publishing this one – and the fourth one coming next week.

But they’re out now, ready for consumption!

Coiled Danger

Coiled Danger

Intergalactic travel can be fatal if attempted with a faulty communications system. This is why all systems are doubled.

Anouk, the Lollapalooza’s new mechanic, is faced with glitches in the Secondary, while the Prime is already out of commission.

The origin of the craft-wide problem must be found before all the systems fail.

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Like Mother Like Daughter: A Mystery Short Story

Here’s a short story I wrote some time ago, when a beautiful kayak trip in Norway apparently inspired yet another murder mystery.

Like Mother Like DaughterLike Mother Like Daughter

Siri returns to her childhood summer house after her mother is found dead in a creek after a solo kayak trip.

What was meant to be a simple closing up of the
house turns into an investigation into whatever her mother had been up to before she died.

Siri may take a kayak trip of her own.


 

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Just Desserts in Pulphouse Magazine Issue #9

If you like stories that are a little…different…this magazine is for you. Pulphouse Magazine is not specific to any genre, but it is specific to having great stories with a bit of a twist.

I have the great pleasure of seeing one of my stories – Just Desserts, the very first story in my Ghost Detective series – in issue #9!

Pulphouse Magazine Issue #9
Pulphouse Magazine Issue #9

There will be more Ghost Detective stories in Pulphouse – quite a few of them, in fact!

The print version should be available shortly and the ebook is already ready for download in all the right places. You can find it right here.

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All Short Stories at $0.99

Short Story Sale

I’ve set the price of all my short stories to $0.99 for the duration of the current confinement, however long that might last. So if you’re looking for some short and easy reading while waiting for the world to go back to normal, maybe give one of them a try!

Unexpected Consequences (Young Adult Urban Fantasy)

Size Matters (Adventure)

Out of Sight (Mystery)

First Impressions (Young Adult Mystery)

The Vanguard (Weird Science Fiction)

Gertrude and the Trojan Horse (Mystery)

Sitting Duck (Mystery)

Quarantine (Science Fiction, Lollapalooza #1)

Common Enemies (Science Fiction, Lollapalooza #2)

Two’s Company (Mystery)

Let Them Eat Cake (Young Adult Mystery)

Critters (Mystery)

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Unexpected Consequences: An Urban Fantasy Short Story

Unexpected Consequences

Another short story but in a new genre: urban fantasy. It’s set in Grenoble, where I lived for one year when I was in high school. It was fun to be back for the duration of a story!

Unexpected Consequences

Unexpected Consequences

Greg has had it with his parents fighting. He’s had
enough of being blamed and criticized for everything.

Greg wants a new life. Preferably one without his father.

And the bubbles in Grenoble promise just that.


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Common Enemies: A Lollapalooza Short Story

Common Enemies

Another short story that I published without any sort of fanfare. We’re back with the Lollapalooza and their search for a crew…

Common Enemies

Common Enemies

Yosu Gaal is very reluctantly in charge of recruiting a new crew for the Lollapalooza.

One of the new hires, a pink-haired mechanic named Anouk Roux, turns out to have an even more interesting history than her resumé implies.

A history that Yosu knows all too well.


 

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Two’s Company: A Mystery Short Story

Two's Company

This short story has actually been out a while but it’s possible I forgot to announce it here on the website… So, anyway. Another mystery short story set in Norway, in one of those remote places that I like so much.

Two's CompanyTwo’s Company

Officer Belamy travels to a tiny island on the Norwegian coast to help clear up the murder of a French citizen.

The island offers an awful boat ride, tall, blond Norwegian police officers, and a talkative lady desperate for company.

And silence. Lots of silence.


 

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Gertrude and the Trojan Horse: A Geriatric Short Story

I have no idea how this story popped into my head, but once I got going, I certainly had fun with it – as did Gertrude!

I guess it’s a Mystery, since there is a crime and the search for justice. But mostly…it’s an old lady using new technology to troll people she doesn’t like.

Gertrude and the Trojan HorseGertrude and the Trojan Horse

Gertrude has a lifetime of experience in trolling the trolls.

Internet presents an infinite number of tools, only a click away. Especially with her grand-daughter’s help.

Today’s target: a young man praying on the elderly because of their lack of computer smarts.

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Quarantine: A Lollapalooza Short Story

Another Science Fiction story! Like The Vanguard, it’s a little weird, but not as weird…

For inspiration for this story, I sat down with my Thesaurus and picked out two random words. I got lollapalooza (which was really fun but impossible to place) and quarantine (which apparently got my writing juices running).

Let me know what you think!

QuarantineQuarantine

The majority of her crew having perished in a flu outbreak, Captain Kovak is in desperate need of a friendly port.

She finds a planet on the map with the tags fuel and crew for hire, figuring she’s home safe.

Until she ends up quarantined.

 

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