Introduction & Selected Fiction

Welcome, new visitors! As I write this post, I’m planning to introduce a bunch of people to this website, so I wanted to create a little startup post with some selected pieces of my short fiction, in approximate order of recommendation. All audio & online text links are free.

Selected Stories: Science Fiction

  1. For Every Bee, a Hive” – science fiction/space opera, 5200 words (print, audioonline text). First published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, Jan/Feb 2024. Found families, AI hiveminds, cyborg futures, human-centered neurotechnology.
    • “Didn’t matter why the AI wanted to connect. Didn’t matter whether the AI wanted at all. Only mattered what she wanted.”
  2. “Conference of the Birds” – science fiction/cyberpunk, 3900 words (print, audio, online text). First published in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, Jan/Feb 2021. Artificial intelligence, embodiment, and distributed minds.
    • “No program-layer could predict what a human might do, but Surveillance Hub could see everything that mattered.”
    • Related nonfiction essay on Analog blog: “Embodied and Empathetic Minds
  3. Eight Reasons You Are Alone” – science fiction, 900 words (online text). Published in Nature: Futures, November 2021. Regret, conscience, self-definition. CW: suicidal ideation.
    • “If I asked you what kind of person you are, you wouldn’t know the answer.”
  4. “Cruise Control” – science fiction, 1100 words (online text). Published in Fireside Fiction, July 2021. Unhappy families, retiree brains, and self-driving cars.
    • “Why the hell would I want to become a car?”

Selected Stories: Fantasy

  1. “I Would” – secondary world fantasy, 5600 words. (online text) Published in Fantasy Magazine, July 2021. Prophesied relationships, prophesied breakups, and using what power you have when someone else is the hero.
    • “Some people say the stars control fate. I would never say such a thing.”
  2. “The Work-Clock” – gaslamp fantasy, 3900 words (online text). Published in Sunday Morning Transport, Jan 2023. Crummy jobs, keeping the Evil One bound, for-profit temple factories.
    • “Funny thing. The world would bleed and die without an apprentice inspector to keep the Temple Works running, but didn’t mean the job paid well.”

These six stories are just a taste of the fiction I’ve published over the years – you can find the full 30+ here!

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