From my book Freaky and Fantastical 500 Words or Less, now available on Amazon, I'm bringing another double feature to round out the week, taking a look at the stories "Revenge & Love" and "Playdate". 

"Revenge & Love" is one of the simpler stories in my anthology.  It's straightforward, there are no strange terms or concepts, and the only monsters are bullies and the monster that they create.  People of any age can be cruel, even in this time of "wokeness" we are currently experiencing.  Every person has someone who loves them, and possibly even someone who would kill or die for them... When someone is harmed physically, emotionally, or mentally, the person(s) responsible for the harm often does not think about the impact on the people connected to the victim, but only the victim they desire to hurt.  Harmful actions such as bullying can have a ripple effect and can rebound back, and in "Revenge & Love" we see one way that plays out.

"Playdate" is one of the shorter stories in the book about puppy love (pun intended).  Friendships and love can come from anywhere and can be expressed in many forms.  "Playdate" will hopefully remind readers of when they went through that awkward phase and had their first crush or the first friend they made after moving to a new town or school.

That is all for today in regards to my first solo book, but if you want to check out a book with some creations by Yours Truly and many other independent creators, MEGABOOK 5 is finally here!  You can download a copy today on DriveThru Comics.  It features my short comics "David and Goliath" and "Terrors of Oz" along with a short story titled "Rite of Passage" from the upcoming Chimera Chronicles anthology created by myself!  So check out M5 and Freaky and Fantastical 500 Words or Less and there will be more to come soon!
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Do atheists believe in anything supernatural or do they only deny the existence of a divine being?  Is there a Grim Reaper or an Angel of Death or do we simply pass on to our afterlife without a guide?  Are you meeting your full potential or are you being stagnated by the doubt of others?  Are those of us who aspire to be great lacking capacity or only lacking in effort?
These are the kinds of questions one might ask when reading my stories, “Speaking to Your Death”, which involves an elderly atheist’s encounter with a grim visitor in his nursing home, and “One Bubble”, a story of a young man ridiculed by his community, but who may very well be the savior of his town.  One is a story of death and the other is a story of unexpected magic, but both are stories of hope.
To read these stories and find new hope and inspiration for your future, please check out Freaky and Fantastical 500 Words or Less on Amazon today!  We are now ten days in, but we’ve got plenty to cover and much more to come.

So, I missed my opportunity to update you in February, but this month is especially important because not only did I celebrate my 30th birthday on yesterday, but on Thursday, March 1st, I also released "Freaky and Fantastical 500 (Words or Less)"!  I'm proud to finally have my own self-published book out in the public, and this will only be the first of the few I've already got planned for this year alone.  The books is out on Amazon now for only $1.99.  Ninety-nine flash-fiction stories written solely by Yours Truly, priced at 2 cents per story for you!  There is story for everyone in this book, a message for everyone, and written with your time in mind.  Enjoy reading at your leisure without memorizing complicated plots or character names, but still digest one self-contained, complete, thought-provoking story in one sitting.  I will continue to promote this book here and share the thought process behind each of the stories contained within it over time.  But please, check it out and leave a review in the meantime.  There will be plenty more to come soon!
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, Greetings all! I've been off for a while now due to having technical difficulties with the site off and on, but I wanted to post a brief update now:

In the past month, with the help of my awesome creative partners, Javier Puga & Alejandro Lara, I've finally been able to complete the first story for my Illicit Liberties universe, "Muskrat Attacks".  I've been developing a unique cast of characters to join Jesse Jim Johns and Big Butch Casey in the misadventures as they steal from the rich and corrupt and give to the needy.   I will be updating the "Illicit Liberties" page with more updates as they come but as of right now the story has not been accepted by any publishers but may very well be self-published in the very near future! More updates to come on that.

Also, since March I have decided to undertake a new challenge for myself, creating an anthology of 100 (or more) science fiction, horror, and fantasy stories of 500 words or less.  I will be posting a few of the shorts from this book that I plan to self-publish along with another anthology I've been planning for some time in my "Clutter" page here to let people see a little of what I've got in store. 

It's kind of late right now and I'm not in the best rambling mood, but please check out the "Illicit Liberties" page for new updates on Muskrat and check the blog here as I plan to bring a few interviews, insights, and book reviews again later.  There is plenty more to come!