Short Stories

My short stories have been published in a variety of anthologies and magazines. I've included links to a few of my favorites here.

Some time ago, my story "Inappropriate Behavior" was published by SciFi.com. I forgot to mention it at the time, but fortunately, you can still find it in the SciFi.com archives. The story has also been republished in the 2004 Year's Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois and published by St. Martin's Press.
Live Oak Estates was a pleasant little townhouse development in a pleasant little California town. I lived there peacefully enough, until Joan Egypt moved in and everything changed....
I went to see Wendy when I was in London. For old time's sake. It's a drag, but she expects it, and what can I do....
  • Here's a story that is in print, but you can read it here too. "Rachel in Love"
It is a Sunday morning in summer and a small brown chimpanzee named Rachel sits on the living room floor of a remote ranch house on the edge of the Painted Desert. She is watching a Tarzan movie on television....
  • A complete listing of my published stories.
  • Some of the stories in my short story collection, Points of Departure, are currently available on audiotape.
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