Shorts
Short - Base Flyer
"My heart stopped, and my lungs refused to let go of what I hoped wasn't my last breath."
Todd
Writing Life
Technologically Speaking
As I reread my old short stories to publish here, I noticed a trend where they started as more horror/suspense stories but evolved into more techno thriller style. I'm a bioengineer in my day job, which keeps me up to date with a lot of new science
Shorts
Short - Adrift
"The drone of the Yamaha four-stroke couldn’t cover up the sound from Mike's .357, and when I felt the pressure wave from the shot in my gut, I knew I had a bad night ahead of me."
Newsletters
Newsletter February 2024 - A Picture Tells 1000 Words
Welcome to the February 2024 newsletter! In Case You Missed It This month I posted: A techno thriller short story. A blog about why my short stories are darker than my normal writing. A horror short story. Writing progress I've been hard at work on Under The Diamond
Shorts
Short - Paris
"The drug makes each breath a struggle—like sucking air through one of those little red coffee stirring straws."
Writing Life
Oh the horror!
As I've been going through my short stories to prepare them for posting, I noticed a trend. They mostly have a horror or death bent. Which is odd, since that's not really my thing. I'm proud of them, so I'm still planning
Shorts
Short - Choosing Fate
"More likely though, his decision will be influenced by the messages he had received from his ghost."
Newsletters
Newsletter January 2024 - Introductions are in order
Hi everyone, Thanks for checking out my newsletter! Introduction time. I'm a bioengineer in my day job, but I've been reading fantasy, sci fi, mystery, thriller, etc. my whole life. At one point I decided to give it a shot myself. I've written five
Writing Life
The Snowflake Method
I need to do more detailed plotting before I start, otherwise I risk pulling a Lost and not sticking the landing.
Reference Material
Under the Diamond Moon References
For Under the Diamond Moon, I was inspired by heist stories as well as stories that focus on our changing climate.
News
Coming soon
I started Ingnomevation to share the fiction writing that I've done in the past and to distribute my next project. I'll save the long version for newsletters, but the short version is that I'm going to do my next story as a serial, and