Freebie Stories

Flash Fiction Story: Lightpath

Crew Log 233: This is my second day trapped on the event horizon of a black hole. I’m not the only one, though. No matter what direction I look there’s another person following me. He’s wearing a similar space suit and always has his back turned towards me. He never gets any closer. I’ll report […]

The Muse’s Prayer

Muse, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change due to getting published or accepted by an editor; Courage to focus on the next publication deadline; and Wisdom to write down those changes so when it goes to a reprint market I can add that kick-butt line.

Failed Ford Turing Test, Bad Robot, No Oilcan

So I went onto the Ford section of JustAnswer.com to ask a question. A pop-up appeared, and it said Pearl Wilson was typing. She asked me about my issue with the vehicle, but by the third question I knew it was either a scam or a Turing test written by a kangaroo jumping randomly on […]

The Sandman by E. T. W. Hoffmann

Here’s an old classic creepy story. I’ve always been fascinated by the characters, particularly the malevolent Coppelius and his daughter. I hope you enjoy this one. ~ Guy Letter, NATHANIEL TO LOTHAIRE. Certainly you must all be uneasy that I have not written for so long—so very long. My mother, I am sure, is angry, […]

Movies, Shows, & Books Re-Imagined as Horror Flicks

The Wizard of Oz – After sustaining a head injury, a woman goes on a psychopathic battle to the death for the last pair of ugly red shoes. Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss – A megalomaniac reptile seeks to recreate the original big bang theory of turtles all the way down. Rudolph the Red-Nosed […]

7 Places To Survive the Zombie Apocalypse

Since a bunch of scientists researched where you should go if you’re in the midst of a zombie apocalypse and agreed with my analysis (it’s number five), I thought I would post my original article that I wrote in 2011. Enjoy! 7 Places to Go to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse You know it’s coming. […]

The First Day of Christmas (Free Flash Fiction Story)

Diary Entry, Christmas Morning, 1878 Much ado about Reginald. I know he is handsome and smart, not to mention immensely wealthy due to his crafting of intricate watches and toys, but my heart belongs to Humbert. My family would be scandalized if they knew my wild and free Humbert visited me nightly in my bedchambers. […]

Life and Everything2

There’s a website that was Wikipedia before Wikipedia was Wikipedia. That site is Everything2.com. A friend of mine, James Younger, pulled me into the website, and I ended up writing enough stuff over ten years that I put out a book. It’s still there, and recently I drifted back because of the death of a […]

The Fox – True Ghost Story Project

How’s the NaNoWriMo frenzy progressing for you? Well, I hope. Remember, NaNo is a personal competition, so focus on that. Even if you don’t hit 50K, you’re still closer to a finished novel than you were at the beginning of November. Now for something cool — The Fox has a project for true paranormal and/or […]

FairyPunkStories: Jack and Jill

I re-imagined Jack and Jill for FairyPunkStories, a website that specializes in fairy tales with a steampunk twist. They have a version of The 3 Billy Goats Gruff, re-imagined by author David Boop and drawn by Maurine Starkey. Here’s Jack and Jill for your enjoyment. Jack and Jill by Guy Anthony De Marco Jack and Jill, went up the hill, to fetch […]