Tad Williams’ new short story collection, A Stark And Wormy Knight, is available now, worldwide, as an ebook, $4.99 (or equivalent) for one month. The following story is unique to this blog and a few others. Happy Holidays. The Sugarplum Favor (A Christmas Story) by Tad Williams Danny Mendoza counted his change three times in … Continue reading »

I finally heard back from the Machine of Death editors on my submission, Poisoned by Wife. Rejected. I didn’t honestly expect to make it in. They collected two thousand entries and can print only about thirty. But I worked hard on this story and don’t want to just stick it in a drawer somewhere. It’s … Continue reading »

It was so vivid, so vital. So real. Last night, I dreamed of another world. Another planet, with a yellow-green sky that shone with a million stars even at noon. I saw a city of blazing lights and strange shapes. The buildings were nothing like the skyscrapers of Earth. These were twisting and asymmetrical, linked … Continue reading »

Jack stared out the scratched subway windows. Tunnel lights flashed outside, bursts of yellow-gray firing off at the same staccato speeds as TV tubes, just as lifelessly exciting. Jack couldn’t tear his eyes away. Flick-fire, flick-fire… Something touched his leg. A brush across the calf and then it was gone. Jack looked down, but there … Continue reading »

“He’s waking up. Get the probe.” The probe? Under my cold, clammy terror was curiosity. I understood the aliens – pale, stocky shapes moving in the blindingly bright light. How? Were conspiracy nuts right? Had there been aliens among us all along? Long enough to know our language? One of them came back with a … Continue reading »

Samantha waited until the door was closed before opening up her bag and looking inside. It was rude to scope out her haul in front of people. The stenciled pillow case was full of candy, almost too much to carry. With a pleased grunt, Samantha threw the sack over her shoulder and made her way … Continue reading »