Short Fiction - 4,000

Genre - Science Fiction

Status: Unpublished - Submitting

Awards: Writers of the Future Honorable Mention

A vlogger in the high desert of Calama, Chile only wants to make his siblings proud. Primary school is ending and today he will sign the employment contract with the Valle Rojo mine, helping his brother support their younger sisters.

But the arrival of foreigners in Calama, and an unexpected mentor, threaten to change his future in wonderful ways.

Short Fiction - 12,000 Words

Genre - Science Fiction

Status - In Revision

Earth is over-populated and the United Allies have thrown the planet’s wasted resources into a vast reclamation project to seed the stars.

The jumpgate construction crew left a decade ago. But as the first seed ship, Sundown, accelerates to the solar jump point, problems plague the ship. Can one man’s devotion save them?

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Short Fiction - 10,000 Words

Genre: Crime Fiction

Status: Unpublished - Submitting

Six years ago, the Wax Man left three girls frozen and tied to a tree. Now a transgender CSI is blackmailed into solving the ‘Wax Man’ case by an old high school acquaintance. But who is really in control and who will survive the return of the Wax Man?

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Short Fiction - 5,000 Words

Genre: Sci Fi Western

Status: Unpublished - Submitting

An apprentice bounty hunter tracks down his masters final job—the one he never returned from. The planet is unforgiving and sun-scorched. Wildlife is fast and deadly despite only hunting after sundown.

But this bounty is more than pretty. She’s worth enough cash—and fame—to more than win his place in the clans. All he has to do is take down the hick hiding her, and return the girl back to the harem.

The only problem, slaves hate slavery.

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Short Fiction - 14,000 Words

Genre: Science Fiction

Status: Unpublished - Submitting

Awards: Writers of the Future Honorable Mention

A lone scout is sent to learn why a high tech settlement went dark. Its cities and homes are devoid of life, leaving more questions than answers.

Then a renegade ship crashes nearby leaving him—and the wife he left behind—stranded on a world where all intelligence disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Short Fiction - 16,000 Words

Genre - Science Fiction

Status: Unpublished - Submitting

Awards: Writers of the Future Silver Honorable Mention

Harriet only wants to spend Colonization Day with her son’s family, but they’d rather go to their world’s largest theme park.

Undaunted, she finds ways on the road trip to teach her grandchildren about their colony’s founding. But Colonization Day will have lessons for the entire family. What began as a typical family vacation will end with historic upheaval.

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Short Fiction - 16,500+ Words

Genre - Science Fiction

Status - Unpublished, Submitting

Awards: Writers of the Future Silver Honorable Mention

The distant colony of Hopewell has been selected for closure. But on the first day of their final evaluation, two discoveries threaten to halt the closure: the discovery of vast veins of rare metals, and the unearthing of a previously unknown life form.

But are the discoveries legitimate or are the colonists thwarting closure attempts?

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