My short stories are free through Smashwords through the end of July. I thought I’d tell you about some of them. This one was just published - Mons City Obituary is a flash-fiction about a woman on Mars who dies alone, but her greatest claim to fame is saving the President’s life with her butt. I won’t give away the whole story, but I think you’ll enjoy it. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1427374?ref=

Necktie Party is pretty cool - I wrote it as a scifi Southern Gothic Noir story. Just as their small Southern town began to experience a re-birth on a new way of industry related to neurocybernetic technology, a terrorist attack destroys their city and someone is going to pay. Now, two old farts must talk a mob of angry, frightened people out of murder at a broken down motel in post-collapse America.

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1300315

Superhero Shrink is fun - I’ve turned it into an audio short too but that’s a different story for a different day. Dr. Christopher has a very difficult, unique job. He’s a psychiatrist who works with superheroes. Some legendary warriors come with baggage and his job is to help 'keep ‘em flying.’ How are you supposed to save people who are supposed to be saving us? Half-serious, half-dark comedy, ‘The Superhero Shrink’ is “‘The Avengers’ Meets ‘Ordinary People,’” an honest look at the people behind the masks. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1300014

The Battle of Victoria Crater is a Space Western, updated with modern issues about the first colonists of Mars. How can a raw, hard-bitten group of colonists hope to survive against a menacing Earthbound corporation? What will happen if they give up and go home? A mysterious stranger appears to be the answer to the town’s prayers, but he has a hidden story of his own. His method of fighting will result in a battle for the future of humans on Mars. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1300352

Conspiraco turns the ‘government conspiracy’ trope on its head - what if the only conspiracy was that the government was creating a fake conspiracy to keep people from rioting against an otherwise completely-successful bureaucracy? https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1300151

I wrote The Rocket out of frustration with the anti-science, anti-facts crowd and released it back in 2019 - little did I know how accurate it would be with the COVID and anti-vax crowd. In the last few hours before life on earth ends, a young dad has a chance meeting with his estranged father. Will this be a moment of reconciliation, or recrimination? How can you communicate with someone who refuses to listen? Mike Crane takes one last shot to save his father’s life before he boards THE ROCKET. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1309045

These stories are all 100% free through next Monday. I’d be delighted to know that they helped you beat the heat, take your mind of your troubles, or gave you a little bit of joy this weekend. Please feel welcomed to grab one.