Novellas
Novellas published in Piker Press, a weekly journal of arts and literature.
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. As the desert wears away at him and the prisoner, will Cliff find the inner strength to finally succeed at something?
But, one asks, how did Rutherford Zucks end up a vampire? What bat in his right mind would bite him?
Josie got the jump on the vampire Joel, and is in her car ready to take off into the night. Wishing she had cut his head off, she finds that he has anticipated her move ...
Cliff finds himself all alone in the middle of the desert, tracking the armed and dangerous killer with no food or water, and a shotgun with only one shell...
Thinking back to all the times Brent has saved his life, Rutherford Zucks knows that he cannot hesitate -- he must rescue Brent!
Cut the vampire's throat? Well really, how many choices does Josie have left?
When a prisoner manages to escape, Cliff finds himself all alone in the middle of the desert, tracking the armed and dangerous killer...
A renegade vampire has escaped, and Rutherford Zucks fears that he will come after him for revenge ...
No one has actually said Josie is a prisoner in her own home, but she's not being given much leeway. However, she has no intention of being a willing victim of abuse and dishonesty ever again...
Cliff is a loser. His wife married him just to have someone to torture and control. His father-in-law would love to see him dead, and the prisoners at the Death Valley Penitentiary would be more than happy to make it happen...
Can a dog become a vampire? Especially if the dog is a ... bloodhound?
More disgusting revelations leave Josie reeling, but she has information the vampire Master had better listen to ...
In spite of being a hero, Rutherford Zucks vampire powers can't save him from ... a virus?
Tyler Willson has been a lot of places, and done a lot of things. In order to provide for his wonderful wife and four (practically...) perfect children Tyler has worked as a ditch digger, preschool teacher, telephone survey taker, hand-truck builder, forklift driver, combat engineer, finance clerk, training manager, help desk analyst, database administrator, logistical overseer, and IT manager... Still, in his dreams, he is always a writer.
So, if vampires are supposed to be an improvement on the human condition, why is this one confused and unaware of what's going on as well as clueless about women?
Rutherford Zucks may be averse to biting people, but he's certainly no coward when it comes to defending the innocent ...
What does this vampire want with Josie, anyway? An admission that vampires are better than humans? Guess what, Mr. Fangs, you ain't gonna get that very soon ...
"Man's days are full of trouble and woe, but so are a vampire's."
The season changes, and snow covers the mountainside. When two hunters make camp on the mountain, will they find a vampire -- or a hero?
Vampires in her bedroom, vampires in her garage -- Josie has absolutely had enough of vampires to last a lifetime, and it's only been today that she discovered that vampires are real. Still irritated by the loss of her favorite wooden spoon, she has no intention of going down without a fight ...
It's their favorite holiday of the year ... well, maybe right behind Biker Week ..! But what a grand time to get together with friends and dance the night away!
Josie is being pressured into making some decision, but instinctively she knows that dealing with a vampire on any level will give them some power over her. It's up to her to find a way to get out of there and try to make some sense of the horror ...
Revenuers! Hide the still! But we don't have a still! Hide the guns! But we don't have guns! ... Hide the vampire? Oh, yes, that we got...
Billy is a bit on the stupid side, it seems -- even after cheating on his wife and trying to kill his lover, he has some idea he is still in control of the situation ...
"ARE YOU READY FOR SOME VAMPIRES???" The crowd roars in response -- and Lydia Manx brings to the media a new facet of an eerie world where things are rarely as they seem to our unsuspecting eyes ...
Daytona Beach has changed Rutherford Zucks forever, including his hair color ...
Rutherford Zucks has escaped the smelly ramps season in West Virginia. But Daytona Beach holds more for him than just surf and moonlight ...
Beverly Pauley lives in Alderson, West Virginia, with her husband, Curtis, and dacshund, Quentin -- named for Quentin Collins, werewolf in the television show "Dark Shadows." Pauley is a long-time fan of Edgar Allen Poe and all things Gothic. She graduated from New River Community and Technical College, Lewisburg, West Virgina, and Concord University, Athens, West Virginia, with English and Journalism degrees, and is a member of the West Virginia Writers.
With the help of his animal friends, Logan finds the source for the last riddle. If he can figure out the answer, he can leave Paradoxica, but his time is growing very short ...
"One swallow does not make a summer," Frank had told Logan, who was beginning to understand more about life than he had thought existed ...