Free Online
Here’s an index of my free online fiction, pulled from my short stories page. Newer works are toward the top of each length category.
Very Short
100 – 500 words. ADD-friendly.
- “Castles in the Clouds”
- “Road Test”
- “Gallery”
- “A Matter of Perception”
- “Tourists”
- “The Other Half”
- “The Expurgated Version”
- “The Perfect Find”
- “Forever in Heaven”
- “One-Sided”
- “We Have an Objective”
- “Epiphany Sale”
- “Flow”
Short
500 – 1,000 words. For breaks from work.
- “How Black the Sky”
- “All Souls Proceed”
- “The Flight Stone”
- “The Separatists”
- “Surface Tension”
- “Hero”
- “One Year Later”
- “How the Snake Got the Fork in His Tongue”
- “Now Open”
- “Billions of Stars”
- “Solidly Grounded”
Medium
1,000 – 5,000 words. For outright procrastinating from work.
- “The Garden of Ending”
- “This Is a Letter to My Son”
- “In the Shadow of Dyrhólaey”
- “Nathan and the Amazing TechnoPocket NerdCoat”
- “Scales Made Manifest”
- “Boulder No. III”
- “Super Hero, Uncensored”
Long
5,000 – 10,000 words. Relax… slip in.
Even Longer
10,000+ words. Hey man, I’ve got all day.
- “Heart of Brass” (WARNING: erotica) Note: site log-in required; register for free
Podcasts
Some of my stories have been reprinted as podcasts. Have a listen!
- “The Garden of Ending” – story duration: 21:32 – (begin at 1:53)
- “This Is a Letter to My Son” – story duration: 31:33 – (begin at 1:08)
- “The Bomb-Thing” – story duration: 31:29 – (begin at 20:47)
- “Surface Tension” – story duration: 7:09 – (begin at 49:20)
- “Get Happy” – story duration: 17:03 – (begin at 28:36)
- “Billions of Stars” – story duration: 5:31 – (begin at 4:41)