A growing collection of short stories and flash fiction pieces, based on personal experiences, visual prompts, and anthology themes. These shorter pieces are great for quick reads during work breaks, vacations, boring college classes, public commutes, and right before bed. Well, maybe not that last one.

The first few chapters of Drop Dead Delilah. The story of Luke -- your typical 17 year old teenage boy. Except that he was bullied relentlessly, was the outcast of his school and his family, and the loneliest boy in his small town. He meets Delilah, the new girl, and finally feels like there's another person out there that understands him. The two become close friends and Luke realizes that he's starting to fall in love with her. When he sees Delilah walking home from school he tries to catch up to her before she slips into the shortcut through the wooded park. Luke witnesses a group of boys he has never seen before follow her in and gets an uneasy feeling. He rushes to catch up but loses their trail. The next day, Delilah is gone. Days go by and there's no police, and nothing on the news. He goes to her house but it's completely empty. Weeks go by and no one mentions her or speaks her name. It's like she never even existed. ****** This book is dedicated to my son and everyone else that suffer from severe depression and who deal with bullying. Please be AWARE that there may be trigger scenes or words. If you're feeling depressed it is important to seek help and to talk to someone. 1 (800) 273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ******

Though she was born to a noble family, Isabel Augustus had shown a love for piety, humility and servitude at a very young age. In a world of darkness, her light far outshone those around her, attracting the attention of both Heaven and Hell. When Isabel's simple actions as a mortal catch the eye of God, who showers her in his blessings and attentions, Lucifer's jealousy rears its ugly head once more. The age old contention between father and son results in a tug-of-war over her very soul when Lucifer begins to show her his own attention. They will soon find out that there is another who seeks out the soul of their precious Isabel. Will Isabel's faith be enough to save her and those she loves? Or will she give up her immortal soul to keep the end of the world at bay? http://www.amazon.com/The-Unsaintly-Chronicles-Anti-God-Volume/dp/0692484582

She was created by his hands. A twist on the classic Bride of Frankenstein, THE UNFLESHED, tells the story of Morrigan a young girl who was stalked, murdered and brought back to life. She has no memories but soon she will find out whether that hand that feeds her is also that hand that broke her or the hand that will help her with a second chance at life. Available for sale from Stitched Smile Publications - to purchase: www.unfleshed.com

an elderly couple go on their last Sunday drive during the zombie apocalypse

793 A.D. Northumberland, England Lindisfarne Monastery Aiden is a banished priest who struggles to maintain a secret held far from the reach of the people of England when an attack by a Viking ship forces him to unleash a beast so dangerous it could change mankind forever. The Catholic Church called it an abomination but will it save them from a fate much worse?

Ashley, a young college girl with a horrific past, is immediately thrust into a living hell when she is kidnapped one night. In the lair of her captor she will be forced to choose between submission and defiance, between folding beneath his punishment or finding the strength to endure and seize an opportunity to kill the man and escape. But Ashley will also have to face the horrors of her past in this twisted game he has prepared for her. Can she prevail against the demons that have made her frail and weak as well as the sadist before her? And if so, what may she become in the process?

*FEATURED STORY* [Highest rank #1] Soon to be published! See why readers are calling DISEASE "intense", "a must read", and "the best zombie thriller in years". Humanity's war against the living dead has been lost. In the wake of the zombie apocalypse, the living fight fiercely for what little they have. In this hell-on-earth Casey, armed with a baseball bat, and joined by a mute boy named Alex, struggles to survive. When a man named Danny stumbles upon them, it's mistrust at first sight - but times are desperate. Danny leads them to a thriving settlement where danger lurks beneath the guise of kindness. It's kill or be killed in a world where power is life, and the earth is overrun by walking dead. WATCH THE BOOK TRAILER HERE: https://youtu.be/ISGcPeIaOWc -- And here's what critics are saying: "Better than The Walking Dead... Disease is the kind of book that I would show to someone when they ask why I like to read horror" - HORRORADDICTS.NET "It's the few titles that find a perfect balance of gore, characters, setting, and plot... DISEASE is one of those select few." - THE GEEKDOM OF GORE "Well written, interesting and paced in a way that will get you wondering what happens next." - CASEY DOUGLASS OF DARK DISTRACTIONS "Wahl has created a story that is part Dr. Sleep meets The Walking Dead meets The Following... this is a story of survival chock full of colorful characters and plenty of brain-splitting action." - THE BOOKIE MONSTER