Twenty-three years ago, the 'bulls' appeared in orbit and destroyed Earth's infrastructure in less than ten seconds. These days, the alien invaders aren't as much of a problem as the surviving humans are.Evan Greggs learns that things aren't always as bad as they seem, but sometimes the choices to be made are as murky as they are difficult when it comes to living on The Farm, a community of survivors near the Cascade Mountains in central Oregon.When a detachment of the old ...

Today is my 40th birthday. It's also my last day on Earth.I get to do anything I want today, within reason, as long as I make it to the portal before my time is up.What I want is to spend the day with Cara and my two young children.I don't know what awaits on the other side of the portal, I only know that certain death awaits me here if I refuse to go.Some light adult content14,600 word short story/novella

Eighteen-year-old Connor Dunsmore was about to begin his professional hockey career as the top NHL draft pick when an on-ice accident shattered his life's dream. Eight years and over five hundred stitches later, he's become a fan favorite as an enforcer for the Boise Bombers of the United Professional Hockey League.Off the ice, Connor also moonlights as an enforcer for Costache Ojacarcu, the Bomber's owner, and head of a discrete Romanian organized crime operation in the Treasure V...

Career criminal Billy Jensen and his pals have plotted for more than a year to take down Gennady Konovalov's jewelry store. When the plan doesn't work out exactly as planned, the survivors go into hiding.Not only are the Dolgoprudninskaya, the second largest Russian organized crime syndicate in the world, searching for Billy and his crew, but the Dolgo's biggest rivals, the Solntsevskaya, have joined forces with them in an attempt to recover the seven million dollars' worth of stol...

Stephen Brewer is never sure when he wakes up if he's been asleep, or if he has died and has been transferred to a new clone body. As an agent for the National Defense Directorate, he and his fellow Transfer Agents are the perfect undercover operatives.After chasing two of the world's most wanted criminals across four continents and multiple transfers, the NDD finally has a chance to end their reign of terror and bring them to justice by disrupting their plans to hold an entire sta...

The Minotaur is a collection of novellas and short stories in the Horror and Science Fiction genres:"The Minotaur" - 12-year-old Billy Jacobs battles the devil for his soul in a game of pinball."Members Only" - How much would you pay to experience your darkest desire?"Symbiosis" - 'I know how you feel' is no longer an empty platitude thanks to the latest STRIKE therapy for soldiers returning home from comba...

The end of the world began on YouTube...Brian Carter wanted to create a superior recreational substance.Garret Stewart wanted to create the next evolution in learning.Derry Clarkson wanted her two best friends to see reason.What happens when the perfect drug meets the perfect technology?Ability is a serialized urban tech-fantasy set in the near future.Part IContains: Adult Language / Situation...

Inspired by a JA Konrath challenge to write, edit, create a cover, and publish a short story in eight hours or less."A Career Move" - A crash-landed alien tries to find his career path, but isn't having much luck...3072 word short story (teen+ appropriate)"Capture At The Hive" - The Evil Queen Mother has finally captured General Megatron, Defender of the Galaxy.421 word flash f...

When an archaeological dig in the desert of Arizona turns up a mysterious object, the military arrives and swiftly removes it to Area 51. As the object is being tested deep underground, it lets out a brief burst of light at the same moment the United States Military's secure network is overloaded.Within days, a new test at CERN near Geneva results in a terrifying conclusion: a strange portal opens underground and massive, deadly mechs begin coming through. Soon the entire world is ...

The sequel to "It's Better This Way" finally arrives after a five year wait!What seems at first to be a simple mission to destroy Base Charlie quickly becomes a test of inner strength and morality. Evan Greggs' resolve to end the potential threat Base Charlie and the remains of the United States Army poses to The Farm is further hampered by the army's modern amenities and Colonel Rebecca Collins.Evan questions his place at both The Farm and Base Charlie, but the re...

An unexpected visit from Elian's closest companion reveals a frightening tale that is impossible to believe. Except Davis is becoming mortal again, and the The Ellensburg Group, the ancient enemy of night walkers, is behind the "infection" that goes far beyond any threat immortals have faced before. When Davis comes up missing, Elian travels to the Ellensburg's compound near Missoula, Montana to exact revenge.The Ellensburgs have laid numerous traps, but Zedira, Elian's maker and a...

Hallows' End is our three-day celebration at the end of the harvest season, where we eat, drink, and give praise for all that we have. It is also when my father, Tarver Irondale, Master Blacksmith of Uric, performs his annual Hallowed Forging. It is a ritual carried out since The Fall over a thousand years ago, when the dark sorcerers ruled the continent.Most Hallowed Forgings are mundane affairs, though the weapon my father creates on these special nights are anything but ordinary...