A Leprechaun's Afoot!Moments before families and tourists in the attractive medieval seaside village of Carlingford Town head to the hills for the famous and fanciful National Leprechaun Hunt, an actual leprechaun asks Franciscan Father Declan O'Shea for help locating a missing kinsman…and there's more than just a pot of gold at stake.The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often humorous urban fantasy short stories set in ...

A broke and broken gold miner digging a grave for wages witnesses a shocking desecration by a mysterious bloated figure in a black frock coat. Will he survive his encounter with the Gold Hill Ghoul?This standalone weird western horror story takes place in Gold Hill, Colorado, 1864. Rated PG-13 for language and gore. Approximately 4055 words.

In this nostalgic short story, a boy's summer vacation plans are cut short by an unfortunate incident with hedge trimming shears. Rated G. Approximately 1700 words.

When stinging, sparking gnats swarm a crowded saloon, the citizens of Dry Gulch must find a way to squash the threat before it grows into a full-blown conflagration.This fast and funny weird western story features a town and stock characters originally created by David B. Riley.Approximately 6600 words.

Stick it to the Vikings!When an Irish priest accidentally triggers a soul snare at Dunmore Cave, a pack of ghostly Viking marauders engages in a fiercely funny battle for Valhalla with the Kilkenny Kittens, a squad of hurley stick-wielding little girls.Set in Ireland, the Fr. Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.

An Irish Franciscan priest with the spiritual gift of Insight and the heavenly assistance of popular saints pursues his ministry of helping the haunted and releasing earthbound spirits.In these six long-form short stories previously published individually, Father Declan helps a jolly jester battle a rampaging wraith in knight's armor, brings blessed harmony back to an abbey plagued by a persistently musical teenaged spirit, joins psychic Morgane Delaney in confronting a wailing ban...

Footloose in a Bingo Hall!Following a riot of sexagenarians at a south Dublin bingo hall, Father Declan must cleanse Jack Pott's Star Crumlin of a restless nest of pubescent psychic echoes implanted by overheated teenagers during a 1970s pop concert.Set in Ireland, the Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.

Imagine if Nurse Ratched was a Nun…and a Ghost!An unconventional Irish priest, on a mission to release cruelly quarantined souls, breaches a stuck-in-time haunted infirmary controlled by the spirit of a maniacal nun. With special ghostly guest appearances by Saint Finbarr and Doctor Margaret "James Barry" Bulkley.Attention: this story contains body horror befitting its setting, and ghosts that explode into goo.Set in Ireland, the Father Declan Super...

Not playing with a full deck!After a recovering priest is exiled to a small casino and mining town in the Colorado mountains, he discovers the perfectly preserved body of a young nun buried under his church's altar, only to be challenged by a Blackjack-playing demon who's staked a claim on the sister's soul.Incorrupt is an upbeat, often funny, Catholic-friendly, ghost and demon supernatural novelette. A modern-day weird western story.

When the mysterious Night Nurse at a hospice for dying miners selects Sister Angela as her successor, the young nun must walk the fine line between faith and fear to discover the truth about the Night Nurse's dreadful Gift. This is a Western Horror short story with a Catholic twist. Approximately 7,500 words. NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.

Caught in a temporal loop!An unconventional Irish priest must undertake a dangerous journey back in time to unbind a ghostly Dominican friar from a 400-year-old curse. Inspired by "The Curse of the Fires and of the Shadows" by W.B. Yeats.Featuring guest appearances by the spirits of Saint Columba and Sir Frederick Hamilton.Set in Ireland, the Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are hum...

TRAPPED IN A TOMB!A Ghost Bride at Sligo Cemetery begs Father Declan to help free her grief-stricken father, who has languished earthbound in their family vault for 150 years. But when the priest descends into the cold, damp mausoleum, he provokes an ancient adversary that threatens to make this a one-way crossing.