Fiction & Nonfiction.
Short Stories
“Ms. Markos’ Money Wreath”
2023 | Crow & Cross Keys
A coming-of-age slice of life, “Ms. Markos’ Money Wreath” follows an 11-year-old boy who’s outgrowing his best friend’s antics—especially when they lead him to a witch’s front door.
“All Alone on Christmas”
2021 | tdotSpec
Recently retired, recently divorced, Ed Crescent only wants one thing for Christmas—solitude. But despite treating himself to a solo holiday getaway, someone familiar comes knocking at his door.
“Snowblind: Halloween ’91”
2021 | Parhelion Literary
A teenaged girl struggles to come to terms with her father’s sickness, her anxiety only amplified as he exhausts himself transforming their house for Halloween.
“In the Witch House”
2020 | 34 Orchard Magazine
The first tale in the second issue of 34 Orchard, “In the Witch House” finds a middle-aged man confronting a dark, hazy moment in his past as he carries out his late mother’s will.
“This Round’s on Me”
2020 | RainWood Press
2017 | Polar Borealis
Craft beer meets folklore in “This Round’s On Me,” a campy tale of terror in which a student abroad discovers what really makes European beer so delicious.
“A Spook Like Me”
2019 | The Wyrd Magazine
In “A Spook Like Me,” a hard-up man living in an amusement park deals with his misfortune and guilt among the most “lively” of company.
“Our One Night a Year”
2019, 2017 | The Furious Gazelle
2018 | The Horror Tree
"Our One Night a Year" was chosen as a finalist in the Furious Gazelle Magazine's 2017 Halloween Fiction Contest, and was later anthologized twice.
“Candlesticks”
2018 | Transmundane Press
Anthologized by Transmundane Press in its harrowing short-story collection Transcendent, "Candlesticks" explores a conflicted husband who’s tormented by the apparition of his wife's late grandmother.
“The Night we Aired the House”
2016 | Deadman’s Tome Magazine
In “The Night we Aired the House,” two brothers driving to a quarantine centre come to the arresting conclusion that their mother’s illness is too far gone.
Creative Nonfiction
“Horror movies haven’t fixed my family, but they’re helping”
2020 | The Globe and Mail
Published as “The Ties that Terrify” in print, this First Person essay reflects on the significance of horror movies in helping my family bond while we were simultaneously growing apart.
“Stake to the Heart”
2018 | Cargo Literary
“Stake to the Heart" is a creative non-fiction piece that explores the allure of Transylvania, the naivety of travel, and the power of love to mend one's wounds.
Anthologies & Books
2021 | tdotSpec
Read “All Alone on Christmas” in this Amazon-best-selling, holiday-themed anthology that subverts Christmas tropes and traditions. Available in physical and digital formats.
2019 | The Furious Gazelle
Read “Our One Night a Year” in The Furious Gazelle’s five-year anniversary special, an anthology of winners and finalists from its yearly Halloween writing contest. Available in physical and digital formats.
2018 | Transmundane Press
Read “Candlesticks” in Transmundane Press’ short-story collection on nightmares, dreams, hallucinations, and visions. Available in physical and digital formats.
2020 | RainWood Press
Read “This Round’s on Me” in this anthology of the best short stories and poems of Polar Borealis Magazine’s first fifteen issues, edited by Rhea E. Rose and available in physical and digital formats.
2018 | The Horror Tree
Read “Our One Night a Year” in The Horror Tree’s first anthology of drabbles, flash fiction, and dark poetry. Available in physical and digital formats.
2018 | Total Recall Publications
2016 | First Class Press
Georgie Tombstone is a normal vampire…well, almost. The Vampire Who Had No Fangs is a children’s picture book in which a seemingly disadvantaged vampire discovers what really sets himself apart from his peers.
Buy it from Indigo, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble.