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Awaken! Arise! T-shirts for Fifty-Five! 
(Short Story in Cthulhu FhCon: Short Stories Starring Cthulhu, Fans & Frenzy)

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It's that time of year again, the annual Cthulu FhCon, and what red blooded fan wouldn't be chomping at the bit to solve the mystery of the (very ancient, very hungry) Nagowraith?  

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It's Christmas Eve on the North Pole. Santa has been sent on his way to make his deliveries and Mrs. Clause and the elves are ready to relax. Only, someone else is in the workshop. And he wants revenge. 

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Time travel is tricky, but it holds the key to defeating  the dreaded Saurs. That is, until a very inconvenient time capsule turns up. 

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The Princess's Protector
(Short Story in RAYGUN RETRO)

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DooTrom, former space marine and cybernetic bodyguard to Princess Ava runs smack dab into the greatest challenge of his career, coming to grips with the fact the princess he protects is growing up and no longer relies on him the way she once did. That this realization comes during a kidnapping attempt by a dashing, if somewhat incompetent, young space pirate is inconvenient, but what can you do? 

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Of Stolen Crowns and Fricasseed Sheep
(Short Story in Crunchy with Ketchup)

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So, the king's crown is stolen and  who do they blame? Why the Dragon of course! Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

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Where does a Nazgul go when it's having a bad day? The bar of course.

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A Steampunk tale that includes robots and witches in Puritan New England (a little offbeat setting for a Steampunk story if I do say so myself). Oh, and someone may, or may not, die.

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Even the Dead
(Short Story in Zombiefied: Hazardous Material)

The Muse
(Short Story in Under a Dark Sign)
Black Mustard. Another horror of World War I, victims of the gas didn't die but instead became walking, rotting corpses. Years after the end of the war and Jake and other reanimates still struggle with this terrible curse. Every day is a trial. And then, someone goes and steals his eye when he's napping...

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A museum heist goes terribly wrong, or right, depending on your point of view. So, let the double crossing commence and may the best villain win.

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Life with Smokey
(Short Story in The Dragon's Hoard)

A story dedicated to owners of older pets, our hero tries to keep his aging pet dragon in gold and silver. If only the leprechaun would cooperate...

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Doctor Brown and the Cult of Death!!!
(Short Story in Dark Moon Digest)

Doctor Brown is back, this time he has to rescue his daughter from a group of wannabe Cthulhu worshipers.

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Leave the Dead Lie
(Short Story in First Contact Cafe)

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Interstellar relations are tricky, which is what keeps the First Contact Cafe in business. But even with its well defined guidelines and codes of conduct, tensions are going to mount when aliens start resurrecting the dead.

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Back From the Dead
(Short Story on Stupefying Stories)

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Old sorcerer's don't die, they just, well, what exactly? It's a question Cassius has to face as he battles vampires, angry mobs, and running his estate.

Available for free on the webzine Stupefying Stories.

Doctor Brown and the Tentacles of Doom!!!
(Short Story in Dark Moon Digest)

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Some patients can be so difficult. Doctor Brown has to save his pal Jimmy from a foul mouthed demon intent on world domination (is there any other kind?).

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Drac's Diet
(Short Story in These Vampires Don't Sparkle)

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Take a peak into Dracula's diet journal. Sadly, poor Drac has about the same amount of success as I do with my diets.

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Deadbeat
(Short Story in Strangely Funny)

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During the financial crisis I found myself wondering, "if one of these greedy bastards the government is chasing dies, who gets the money?" Throw in a little voodoo and a morally flexible lawyer and we're off and running.

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A Splendid Little Outing
(Short Story in Confederacy of Steam Vs Zombies)

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Two years after the Spanish-American war ended in a zombie infestation that destroyed both armies, agents John and Jane Smith have been dispatched to the island to investigate some alarming reports. Traveling undercover, they take a cruise to the island and participate in a sight seeing tour to witness the zombies in their natural habitat, only to stumble upon a terrible revelation. Will they escape to warn the world? Or will the secret die with them on the slopes of San Juan Hill?

Priscilla Holmes, Ace Detective 
(Picture Book)

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"My name is Priscilla, Priscilla Holmes. I'm an ace detective. You've probably heard of me. I cracked the Red Riding Hood case. Turned out the wolf did it.”

Priscilla Holmes, Ace Detective by John Lance is a very funny, imaginative children's book. – Katherine Boyer, Midwest Book Review

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Priscilla Holmes and the Case of the Glass Slipper (Picture Book)

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“Hello, my name is Priscilla, Priscilla Holmes. I'm an ace detective. There was one case, though, that almost stumped me. It all started with a visit from a prince ...”

John Lance has done it again! He has written an amusing children's book with a new twist in Priscilla Holmes and the Case of the Glass Slipper. – Katherine Boyer, Midwest Book Review

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Bobby's Troll and Other Stories
(Short Stories for Middle Readers)

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What would YOU do if a troll not only moved in under your bed, but also started charging you a toll to go to sleep?

How would YOU handle a dragon that followed you home from school one day, just itching to be your new family pet?

What YOU would say to a bunch of tooth fairies that poked you awake at the crack of dawn, looking for a loan?

Find out how Bobby, Morgan, Vivienne, and a bunch of other average kids out-think, outmaneuver, and outwit these unusual creatures in Bobby’s Troll and Other Stories. Whether they are helping a leprechaun to retire or trying to convince a satyr to move back into the wardrobe he was living in, one thing is for sure, a lot of fun (and just a little bit of chaos) is certain to follow.

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Charlotte Cauldron and the Prince of Nevermore (A Fantasy for Middle Readers)

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What if you were the hero of a book and your author was kidnapped? Who would you turn to for help?
Charlotte Cauldron loves reading about Prince Peter’s adventures and knows everything there is to know about the Prince and his friends, the sorceress Juno Vanderspell and Frizzleroot the will-o-wisp. So when the Prince’s arch nemesis, Spartan Arrow, escapes the confines of the page and kidnaps the author, Horatio Alkazar, the Prince asks Charlotte to help rescue him. Now all they need to do is get some pirates’ cooperation, outwit goblins, slip past a dragon, and find Spartan’s tower (which would be a lot easier to do if he didn’t keep moving it). Oh, and then there’s the little matter of defeating Spartan himself…

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Adam, Eve, and Me: A Serpent's Tale
(Short Story in All About Eve)

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Finally, a certain scaly somebody gets to tell his side of the story. Things are not always what they seem. It turns out it was all the squirrel's fault.

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Zombie Thanksgiving
(Short Story in the e-book Zombified)

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The title kind of says it all. It's Thanksgiving. There are zombies. What could possibly go wrong?

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Sniff, Bark, Howl - A Love Story
(Short Story in Wolfsongs Vol 1)

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A story about the women raised by wolves and the men that love them.

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All or Nothing
(Short Story in Wolfsongs Vol 2)

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All or Nothing is about werewolves, in Hollywood, who want to get into the acting biz. 'Nuff said.

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Bots
(Short Story in A Taste of Armageddon)

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A tale of a futuristic war where genetically engineered mutants battle drones piloted by soldiers.

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All Hail Splork
(Short Story in Atheist Tales)

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A bunch of aliens who are, literally, quivering piles of jelly are resurrecting the pantheons of Earth's current, and past religions. With Zeus, Thor, and company running amok, what could the aliens possibly hope to accomplish?

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The Thing In the Closet
(Short Story in More Stories That Won't Make Your Parents Hurl)

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An anthology of modern fairy tales, each striving to teach a modern morale, The Thing In the Closet features a genie, a gun, and an annoying younger brother. It's not what one would call a subtle message.

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Gas
(Short Story in The Four Bubbas of the Apocalypse)

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A story about, well, an intelligent fart. So, if you like fart jokes, this is the story for you. If not, ummm...

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And the Rest

2008 – Henry and the Time Machine in Beyond Centauri magazine
2007 – Bravest of Them All in Beyond Centauri magazine
2006 – Dragon Busters in Beyond Centauri magazine
2004 – Home Is Where the Dragon Is
2004 – Star-Crossed Lovers, The Transylvanian Fang Mouse, and Nature Calls in the anthology Small Bites
2003 – Hershey’s Bees in Miniature Quilts Magazine
2002 – A.D.D. Dog in Dog & Kennel magazine
2002 – The Attack of the Blue Berry Beast in SPELLBOUND magazine (Spring issue)
2001 – The Field Trip in SPELLBOUND magazine (Fall issue)