Short fiction
Stories
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I.Barking at Death’s DoorAn 80-year-old retired thief steps out for a last cigarette with his Boston terrier, and the dog starts barking at a wall — and then at a neighbor’s door that has no business opening.7 min read · ExcerptII.I, MoriartyProfessor James Moriarty tells his own story: a mathematical prodigy, an academic betrayal, a quiet rise to the top of London’s underworld, and the one detective who might finally be his equal.6 min read · In fullIII.The Silver SquirrelA silver squirrel statue in a downtown Los Angeles speakeasy wakes only when smoke fills the room, and on the first night he is caught breathing, a stranger offers to take him home. Chapter One of a series first published on Medium.7 min read · In fullIV.118 and ClimbingA cocky older brother ignores an excessive heat warning and leads his sister and a newly engaged couple off-road into Death Valley, where a mountain lion, a dead Jeep, and 118-degree heat test what each of them is made of.13 min read · In full