The Lost
About a lonely Long Island salesgirl at Filene's Basement. After her father dies, she begins to disappear in the grisliest of ways. To be published in late 2007/early 2008 as a signed, limited edition chapbook from Cemetery Dance Publishing.
Dark Matter
A take-off on "The Purple Rose of Cairo." Forthcoming from Cemetery Dance Magazine.
Independence Day
A long short story, and my first published science fiction piece. It's set in Queens, 2077, in a world where buildings fall like rain. To be included in the collection DARKNESS ON THE EDGE, edited by Harrison Howe; a new anthology of dark tales inspired by the music of Bruce Springsteen. Due out in late 2008 by PS Publishing .
Fenstad's End
A post-apocalyptic piece set in the Hamptons. The main character inspired my novel THE MISSING. Forthcoming from Cemetery Dance Magazine.
The Changeling
Originally published in PHANTOM Magazine. Buy Phantom, or buy Changeling, along with some other excellent stories, collected in Horror: The Best of the Year, edited by John Gregory Betancourt and Sean Wallace.
The Secrets of the Living
Originally published in Chiaroscuro, first place winner of Chiaroscuro’s ninth annual fiction contest (judges Peter Crowther, Gerard Houarner, Douglas E. Winter, and Don D'Auria), received honorable mention in Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, 2003
Grief
Originally published in Watchword Literary Magazine, 2003
Taut Red Ribbon
Originally published in Chiaroscuro, received honorable mention in Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, 2002
Dollhouse
Originally published in girlswrite.com, 2000