Books and Stories
Published works
Thunder and Lightning
Oliver, a bullied young man, is sent to detention for the actions of his bullies, where he meets the new student in school, Samuel. Samuel is an openly gay young man and by meeting him Oliver wants to open his own identity up more but is scared to due to his families and small town's attitudes. All hell breaks loose when Samuel visits Oliver's house.
Doppleganger
Matt Higgans stops by the new pagan shop, Mystic Gyspy Moon every day on his way from school, where he waits outside for a few minutes before passing on. On the day he finally goes in, a stone seems to call to him. The shop owner gives him the stone on the condition that he returns if he sees anything interesting.
Matt can feel the stone at all times and it almost begins to encapsulate him. His dreams are filled with horrific images. Destroying the stone doesn't seem to work, and it draws Matt further in.
Contributing Author
Revolution: A RAW Anthology
Revolution is an anthology that unites fourteen Rockford Area writers. This collection spans poetry, essays, and short stories, each echoing the call for change and introspection. This anthology is more than words on a page; it's a reflection of a transforming community. Each piece is a catalyst, igniting conversations and inspiring personal revolutions.
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Horrifying Holidays Two: More Holiday Spookfest
Spooky stories for Christmas time are a time-honored tradition that has been forgotten in recent years. This book, along with its predecessor, is part of an effort to bring back that tradition. This edition features poetry from Frank Coffman and Gary Hill. It also includes one dramatized non-fiction piece by Ernie Fuhr. In terms of fiction, there are two stories that are collaborations by Gary Hill and Elizabeth Lynn Blackson. Gary Hill also has a solo story. The remaining fiction tales come from Del Merritt, R.C. Mulhare, Patrick J. Murphy III and Stephen Osborne. While we hope your holidays are not truly horrifying, our wish is that this book will help you put a healthy helping of spooky into the season.
Tales of Wonder and Dread: A Collection of Science Fiction and Horror Tales
"Tales of Wonder and Dread" celebrates the fifth anniversary of the publisher whose name it shares. The book is a collection of science ficiton ("Wonder") and horror ("Dread") fiction. It features work by Heath D. Alberts, Elizabeth Lynn Blackson, Frank Coffman, Adam R. Crump, Eric Danhoff, M. K. Davis, E. Eggert, Gary Hill, Patrick J. Murphy III and David W. Pederson.
Tell Me About It 3: LGBTQ Secrets, Confessions, and Life Stories
We all have stories -- sometimes poignant, sometimes entertaining, and usually quite interesting. As historians of LGBTQ life, St Sukie de la Croix and Owen Keehnen, have been recording and collecting the memories, personal experiences, and anecdotes of queer folks for decades. The Tell Me About It series is an extension of their ongoing work.The Tell Me About It series collects personal anecdotes in response to a series of questions. Like its two predecessors, Tell Me About It 3 is full of moving, horrendous, hilarious, and thought-provoking answers by LGBTQ people from across the country and around the globe, capturing a variety of experience, often revealing more profound similarities. Tell Me About It 3 offers glimpses of what makes us different, who we are, what we share, and where we fit in.
Writers on the Fox: A Short Collection of the Musings, Memoirs and Mysteries of a Magical Group: The Writers on the Fox (Writers on the Fox Anthology Book 1)
Writers on the Fox is the debut anthology by the Writers on the Fox creative writing group based in Elgin, Illinois. Eleven authors work collectively to take readers on a journey in playful rhyme, twisted history and folklore, murder, horror and mystery, metaphoric melodies, discoveries in youth and innocence, and the hardships of loss: career, life and through disease. Enjoy this compilation of fiction, essays and poetry—distinctly unique as the authors themselves.