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Flash Fiction: "Futuresmell"

Flash Fiction: “Futuresmell”

Futuresmell (Farmyard part 2)

Past the distant treeline Malamute saw the cranes swinging big tubes of metal. But his pedestrian eyes were only good for initial, vague impressions. It was his snout that would tell him what he wanted to know. Malamute’s sense of smell was so fine-tuned he could could sniff from any random occurrence a level of factual detail equivalent to what a promising…

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Trivago Guy Fan Fiction: "Attack of the Escort"

Trivago Guy Fan Fiction: “Attack of the Escort”

In today’s episode of Trivago Guy fan fiction our hero gets himself into trouble by thinking with his little head and not his big one. Never ideal!

Please help support Trivago Guy by not only reading my Trivago Guy fan fiction, but loving it and sharing it with fellow fans. Perhaps we can show Trivago.com that we prefer the original TG to the admittedly sexy-as-hell female replacement. And never…

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"Gory Details" Published Today at Animal Magazine

“Gory Details” Published Today at Animal Magazine

Eyes in the Grass by Gretchen Gales; for more information, visit http://www.writinggales.wordpress.com 

  My new horror story, “Gory Details” is up at Animal Literary Magazine today. A short horror piece I wrote and submitted quite a while ago. I’d given it up for dead until Animal’s fiction editor got back to me last month and gave me the thumbs up. Check it out! And keep the page bookmarked,…

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Attack of the Wolf/Cat: "Escape = Hard"

Attack of the Wolf/Cat: “Escape = Hard”

In this week’s episode of wolf-cat-hybrid fiction, Peter, confined to bed in the mysterious Benedict J. Laird Medical Center, attempts to pull off a rather risky and daring escape plan.

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Hybrid, Part 8: “Escape = Hard” [read part 1!]

Nurse Pitfall dunked the pink sponge in the hot soapy water, gave it a farty bubbly squeeze to drain most of it back into the plastic beach…

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Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 7)

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 7)

Drast! After making a real breakthrough with his new wolf-cat friend, only to see the hybrid cruelly shot down, Peter the Boy must come to terms with an unpleasant new reality.

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Hybrid, Part 7 (read part 1!)

The next few minutes careened in and out of focus. Wolfcat = shot. Oh hey, it’s fattie George Sprint, rifle perched on shoulder. Blubbering toward Peter. Then it’s Peter…

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Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 6)

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 6)

In today’s episode, Peter the Boy learns how difficult it can be to get a wolf-cat to do anything short of napping and licking itself.

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Hybrid, Part 6 [read part 1!]

Under the backyard’s wide open sky, Señor Wolfcat folded himself into the letter C, gave his crotch a furious snouting. At first he didn’t seem to notice the dirty white shoelace suspended in the air above his…

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Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 5)

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 5)

Today Peter the Boy pragmatically considers the pros and cons of aiding and abetting a known human-mauler.

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Hybrid, Part 5 [read part 1!]

Everything had changed. For Peter, it was no longer a matter of escaping the mountain with all his fingers and toes and organs where they were supposed to be. Turns out the wolfcat meant him no harm! And to flee now would be to doom the…

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Trivago Guy Fan Fiction: "The Trials Begin"

Trivago Guy Fan Fiction: “The Trials Begin”

“Only a master of savings, Darth.”

I refuse to give up my status as the world’s premiere source of quality Trivago Guy fan fiction, and therefore have decided to proceed with my epic story “Trivago Guy Buys A Belt (Or Does He?),” inspired by the Rolling Stone article What’s the Deal with the Trivago Guy?

Trivago Guy Fan Fiction Part 4: The Trials Begin

Trivago Guy cracked his knuckles, cracked…

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Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 4)

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 4)

Today Peter the Boy, armed with an inkless Bic pen, goes head to head with the wolf cat splice-beast.

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Hybrid, Part 4

It seemed a question of how soon Peter wanted to experience pain. Whatever his response to the wolfcat’s proximity, no matter how delicate and subdued, it would certainly spark the splice-beast to action. If Peter threw himself sideways away from the window,…

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Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 3)

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 3)

Today we compare Peter the Boy’s stealth skills with those of an unholy wolf/jaguar hybrid.

Attack of the Wolf-Cat Hybrid, Part 3

Rigid with fear, Peter made his way down the front steps and onto the short walkway. Though he tried to lighten his footsteps, he found he didn’t have the strength to lift his feet as high as necessary. His bloodstained Reeboks scraped along the bluestone pavers.…

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Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 2)

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Abomination (Part 2)

I figured I’d start the new year in style by continuing my wolf/cat hybrid story starring Monsieur Wolfcat and Peter the Boy.

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Hybrid (Part 2)

Peter woke on the living room rug, blood-soaked globs of paper towel strewn around his prostrate figure like wilted cherries. A distinct smell of ash and blood stung his crusty nostrils. He darted his eyes around the room for some…

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Attack of the Wolf/Cat Monstrosity

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Monstrosity

I figured I’d write some fiction about a killer wolf/cat hybrid was just the thing to round out 2016. Enjoy!

Attack of the Wolf/Cat Hybrid

Peter slid on his stomach down the roof’s incline and pressed his palms into the soggy-leafy gutter to keep from toppling over the side. In moments he heard an belligerent scraping noise near his backyard fence. Instinctively he froze his lungs, pressed…

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Scary Goodness

Kind words from Candace! We’re on a first name basis now. Read the post to see why!

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FREE Horror Fiction Today and Tomorrow: “Green Thumb: A Short Story” Okay guys, my short story "Green Thumb" is free today and tomorrow. I'm really trying to get my review- and/or rating-count to 20, so I can use a few more.

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"Green Thumb" Free Thursday and Friday (Aug 18 and 19)

“Green Thumb” Free Thursday and Friday (Aug 18 and 19)

“Green Thumb Horror eBook FREE today and tomorrow”

I’m extending the my horror short story’s free promotion for two more days. Get it while it’s still free! And please consider leaving a rating on Amazon or Goodreads!

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They call the serial killer “Green Thumb” due to his quirky habit of leaving small potted plants at the sites of his abductions. Michael will soon…

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"Green Thumb" FREE on Amazon, Aug 14-15!

“Green Thumb” FREE on Amazon, Aug 14-15!

“Green Thumb: A Short Story” FREE Aug 14-15

Get the acclaimed story FREE on Kindle today and tomorrow! If you read, please take a second to give a rating!

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They call the serial killer “Green Thumb” due to his quirky habit of leaving small potted plants at the sites of his abductions. Michael will soon learn what that name really means.

After an ill-advised mission to rescue his…