Black Band Shorts Series

When Andrew bought a carved figure from The Peddler, he thought he was doing the old man a favor. When three violent criminals came to give his shop a shakedown, he realized it was the other way around. In this fantasy, horror novelette, a luscious, green park stands as a beacon of thriving life in the midst of a fledgling city where criminals run rampant. The police are either helpless, ignorant, or criminals themselves. Between the park and the city sits The Peddler, a blind hermit who whittles remarkably lifelike figurines of history's bravest warriors—miniature statues that seem to find their way to the victims of the city's injustices. Does fate favor the innocent? Or is there more to The Peddler and his carvings… The Peddler is the third in an anthology series of stand-alone short works of spec-fiction called Black Band Shorts.

Existence Augmented is a dystopian, sci-fi novelette and psychological thriller. The world outside is cold, hostile, and virtually lifeless. Human existence depends on sophisticated, technological living compounds. The people who don’t have them, once driven to theft and murder, are believed to be long since dead. Alden, a genius of physical and computer engineering, spends his time tending his hydroponics garden, maintaining and improving the complex systems critical to survival, and, in turn, continually refining the pleasant life he’s created with his wife, Laurel. On a day like any other, everything is following Alden’s plans until the power begins to fail…

With his writing career failing and his publisher thinking of pulling the plug, Gene Winfield is left reeling from a failing passion and his beloved aunt’s passing. But when he discovers an ominous book among his late aunt’s belongings, Gene finally sees his chance. He becomes determined to write about the savage, unearthly creature in its pages – despite the book’s stern warnings. And as he breathes life into the creature through his own pages, he soon realizes that he’s unleashing much more than his imagination… If you like gripping horror novelettes packed with page-turning suspense, then you won’t want to miss the first stand-alone book in the Black Band Shorts Anthology series. Grab your copy now!