Tag: short story
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In case you’re missing funny Christmas stories right about now…
The Wexford Christmas Imps A gifted Irish priest engages in silly spiritual warfare with a swarm of mischievous imps that are turning an obnoxiously inclusive Anglican church’s Lessons and Carols Christmas Eve service into mirthful mayhem and playful pandemonium. CLICK HERE for the digital version (all platforms), just 99 cents! CLICK HERE for the paperback…
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An explosive (and stinky) new weird western
— I just wrote and submitted a short story for a new weird western anthology. In “A Taste of Purgatory,” a defrocked preacher faces his own damnation when a gateway to Hell, or possibly a geological event, opens and erupts beneath him. This one was a blast to write and includes an exploding outhouse, followed…
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A NEW short memoir story
Coffin Stick In this short memoir story, a young boy finds a cigarette on the sidewalk and wonders what to do with the “coffin stick.” Rated G. Approximately 1400 words. Available for 99 cents on all e-book platforms.
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This week, a short memoir story…
Needles & Pin: A Tender Memory In this short memoir, a dedicated dad goes all in to help his daughter fulfill a phlebotomy class requirement for nursing school. Rated G. Approximately 1975 words. CLICK HERE to purchase Needles & Pin on all e-book platforms. Only 99 cents!
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A nostalgic summer story with minor injuries
Bush League In this nostalgic short story, a boy’s summer vacation plans are cut short by an unfortunate incident with hedge trimming shears. Rated G. Approximately 1700 words, and only 99 cents! CLICK HERE to purchase on all e-book platforms.
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A super-quick read…
A man with a gift for being in the right place at the wrong time awaits a paranormal encounter under the Chalk Cliffs of Colorado’s Mount Princeton, oblivious to the natural beauty around him. Approximately 975 words, and only 99 cents! Available on Amazon-Kindle. CLICK HERE to purchase Right Place, Wrong Time.
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A Troll Gets Father Declan’s Goat…
An Irish priest with the spiritual gift of Insight butts heads with an obnoxious Norwegian troll who is blocking a key bridge over the River Shannon. Featuring ghostly guest appearances by Saint Molaisse and Fury, the Hero Dog of Portumna. The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often comical…
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A snappy new Weird Western
Attack of the Lightning Bugs A Weird Western Tale of Dry Gulch When stinging, sparking gnats swarm a crowded saloon, the citizens of Dry Gulch must find a way to squash the threat before it grows into a full-blown conflagration. This fast and funny weird western story features a town and stock characters originally created…
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Viking Ghosts vs. Little Girls: A funny Father Declan short story!
The Viking Vermin of Dunmore Cave A Father Declan Supernatural Mystery By Patrick Dorn When an Irish priest accidentally triggers a soul snare at Dunmore Cave, a pack of ghostly Viking marauders engages in a fiercely funny battle for Valhalla with the Kilkenny Kittens, a squad of hurley stick-wielding little girls. The Father Declan O’Shea…
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Malodorous peat faeries and cattle mutilation
My latest Father Declan Supernatural Mystery short story just launched! It’s available as an e-book on all digital platforms, and there’s also a paperback version. I love writing these stories! Invasion of the Ballybogs Father Declan O’Shea, a Franciscan friar with the spiritual gift of Insight, investigates a bizarre cattle mutilation in County Carlow, Ireland.…
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A leprechaun story for April Fool’s Day?
It’s NOT a prank! My newest urban fantasy short story The Carlingford Leprechaun just launched and is NOW AVAILABLE on all digital platforms, as well as KDP paperback. CLICK HERE for links. CLICK HERE for paperback. Moments before families and tourists in the attractive medieval seaside village of Carlingford Town head to the hills for…
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Gold Faever, a Weird Western short story, now available
Gold Faever READ FREE on Kindle Unlimited Dandy Danny Sheehan is raking in a fortune, thanks to his Pot o’ Gold Saloon in the remote California Gold Rush town of Downieville. But when feisty Sister Bedelia steps through his batwing doors to take up a collection for an orphanage, it will take more than the…