My Fiction

To date, I’ve published two books of fiction, and dozens of stories. Here’s what you can find online.

1. Amazing Adult Fantasy (a short story collection) (Mutable Sound, 2011)

Amazing Adult Fantasy is a regurgitation of my childhood in the form of demented fan fiction. Excerpts online:

1. “A Sad Story of Factory Girls” (PDF). Caketrain. Dec. 2009.
2. “Big Bird and Snuffy.” Improbable Object. Apr. 2010.
3. “Caracas.” alice blue review. Jan. 2007.
4. “Fiction.” elimae. Jun. 2008.
5. “How to Draw The Thing.” the2ndhand. Sep. 2006.
6. “Indian Jones.” NOÖ Journal. Mar. 2010.
7. “Korawik Wattanakul.” Harp & Altar. Mar. 2010.
8. “More about Ninjas.” elimae. Apr. 2006.
9. “Our Continuing Mission.” The Feathertale Review. Aug. 2009.

2. Giant Slugs (a novel) (Lawrence & Gibson, 2011)

Cover image by Stephanie Nadeau; design by Shane Fairhall.

Giant Slugs is a critique of the Iraq War by way of a retelling of The Epic of Gilgamesh. An invasion of Giant Slugs forces the unnamed narrator to evacuate his home city of Uruk, where he was next in line for the throne. Now on the road, and reluctantly aided by his brother, the popular DJ Kid Emu, the young man desperately searches for a means of defeating the Giant Slugs and reclaiming his rightful place as king. Excerpts online:

1. “The Walls of Uruk.” Action, Yes. Jun. 2010.
2. “Death Summit.” elimae. Nov. 2008.

3. Other stories online:

1. “Thirteen Short Tales about Monsters.” Conjunctions #74, “Grendel’s Kin” (now available for pre-order).
2. “Sandy Szymanski.” Conjunctions Online. Jul. 2019.
3. “Days of Heaven.” Conjunctions #71. Fall 2018.
4. “Murdered by Women.” Numéro Cinq Magazine, Vol. VII, No. 6, June 2016.
5. “The Least I Can Do.” Matter #10. Jan 2015.
6. “500 excerpts.” Electric Cereal. May 2014.
7. “500 excerpts.” Wyvern Lit. Apr 2014.
8. “Roses.” Necessary Fiction. Jan 2013.
9. “You’ll Be Sorry.” Conjunctions #57. Nov. 2011.
10. “The Names.” decomP. Nov. 2011.
11. “5000 Units of Product.” Untoward. May 2011.
12. “In the End.” Birkensnake. Jul. 2010.
13. “Lamentations I.” Requited. Jun. 2010.
14. “The Recruiter.” Sidebrow. May 2010.
15. “Whisper, Current, Gust.” alice blue review #11. Apr. 2010.
16. “The Feet (from ‘The New Boyfriend’).” Pindeldyboz. Mar. 2010.
17. “The New Boyfriend (excerpt).” The Northville Review. Mar. 2010.
18. “The Animist.” PANK Magazine #4. Jan 2010.
19. “Waste Extraction.” Necessary Fiction. Dec. 2009.
20. “Sometimes a Pet.” The Brooklyn Rail. Aug 2009.
21. “Assassin” (PDF). milk magazine. Mar. 2007.