Ever wonder how the wise old mentor character puts up with the whiny, annoying hero he’s training? Then have I got the tale for you. My short story, A Magical Education, follows a group of aging mentors drinking mead and venting about the next generation of heroes they’re trying to educate. It’s a humorous fantasyContinue reading “Short Story: A Magical Education”
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Short Story: How to Stop Trains (A Guide for Superheroes)
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any short fiction on my blog, so here’s a little something from The White Knight & Black Valentine Series. Enjoy! How to Stop Trains (A Guide for Superheroes) An excerpt from White Knight’s lecture at the Academy on April 15, 2002. Remember the acronym TAD: Time and Distance.Continue reading “Short Story: How to Stop Trains (A Guide for Superheroes)”
More Spectacular Steampunk Short Stories
Need something to read this weekend? Want that something to have dirigibles, clockwork, and lady inventors? Would you prefer if it was FREE? Then you’re in the right place. Here are four awesome steampunk short stories you can read right now. Clockwork Fairies by Cat Rambo This is one of the greatest examples of anContinue reading “More Spectacular Steampunk Short Stories”
8 Great Superhero Anthologies
I love a good anthology. Getting a dozen stories in one collection, discovering new authors, diving into new worlds—what’s not to like? Fans of superhero fiction are particularly lucky, because there are a lot of good superhero anthologies out there. In honor of the release of Heroes and Villains, the new boxed set that containsContinue reading “8 Great Superhero Anthologies”
Last Week in Superhero Fiction (4/26/18)
If you have a Spotify account, check out this superhero-themed playlist made by Damien Benoit-Ledoux for his novel Guardians. Listen to it while reading—or if you ever find yourself actually saving the world and need a soundtrack. 😉 I’ve been seeing a lot of great buzz for Lee Blauersouth’s debut YA novel, Secondhand Origin Stories.Continue reading “Last Week in Superhero Fiction (4/26/18)”
Spectacular Steampunk Short Stories
Interested in traveling back in time and across dimensions? Good, because I’ve got a collection of steampunk short fiction to transport you to other worlds. The steam and clockwork-powered robots in these stories range from evil to enchanting, from sentient beings to human-piloted machines of mass destruction. The one thing they all have in commonContinue reading “Spectacular Steampunk Short Stories”
Free Short Story: The Braden Banshee
You know the feeling of finishing a good book? You loved it but end up depressed that it’s over, longing to spend more time with the characters. If I did my job right, that’s the feeling you got at the end of The Ghost Machine. And do I have good news for you. The BradenContinue reading “Free Short Story: The Braden Banshee”
Announcing the Secret Stairs Anthology
You mustn’t talk about the stairs. There they stand, surrounded by nothing but forest, pristine as the day they were built. No sign remains of any other structure around them, no ruins of long forgotten buildings. They look… wrong. They feel wrong. Bad things happen if you get too close. Horrible things. You must never,Continue reading “Announcing the Secret Stairs Anthology”
Even More Sensational Superhero Short Stories
It’s that time again: time for another edition of the best superhero short fiction from around the web. Here are four free short stories to kick off your week with (and if you like these, catch up on my first and second lists). La Gorda and the City of Silver Written by Sabrina Vourvoulias andContinue reading “Even More Sensational Superhero Short Stories”
More Sensational Superhero Short Stories
Fight Crime! (A Love Story) is taking a break between episodes this week, but that doesn’t matter, because you’re reading Almost Invincible, right? 😉 For you voracious readers who finished the novel already and need more superhero stories to consume, here’s a selection of free superhero short fiction from around the web. You should allContinue reading “More Sensational Superhero Short Stories”
Kristen Brand 