The Short Stories

ON NEWTON'S 3rd LAW

It's not just a law of physics; it's a cosmic imperative.

THE OBSTINATE CANARY

A prideful young opera singer confronts his girlfriend's objections to his lack of success, as she threatens to leave him for a vacation with another man.

RUNNING MIRROR

A starfleet officer becomes a criminal on the day of his retirement - the best day of his life.

THE TALE OF DANNY LARUE

An Angel in a dream reveals to a young man that he has an appointment with Death that very night.

MY SATURDAY MORNING COFFEE

A true story of courage and heroism in the face of catastrophe

LOVE STORY WITH FLUTE

A fable set on a modern Indian reservation about the love of a boy for an older girl.

ROYAL DELUSION

He thinks he's the King of Denmark, and it's off to the asylum.

BLOWING SMOKE

A lout schemes to trick an elegant, worldly cigar expert out of his vintage Ferrari, by betting his own wife against the expert's skills.

DEVOTION

Four kinds of devotion superficial, naïve, vocational, and true are explored in this tale of intergalactic intrigue.

THE OTHER MARY

A naked woman in church heralds a life-change for a young priest.

THE MURDEROUS HOUNDS OF SATAN

It's not like he wasn't warned.

THE TWILIGHT OF IGGY FLYNN

An Irish assassin arranges his final hit.

BLOCHYFACE GRAMPA

A precious life-lesson from a cruel schoolyard prank

GRAMPA'S TERRIBLE TEETH

How far can empathy take us?

AMBROSIA, OR, WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW

A man reclaims a lost love through a desperate scheme

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