¤ LONGLISTED IN THE OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2019 ¤ //COMPLETE "-To die is easy. Living-" he paused. "Well, living is the real victory." ---------------- Theoddar Byrne had never meant to die. Stuck and desperate in the Underworld, he is given an invitation from none other than the God of Death himself to regain his life. All he needs to do is take part in a competition. And win. By killing the others. And does he accept? Of course. ---------------- "Because sometimes you're given a second chance. At living. At everything. And you have to take it." ---------------- entry for the open novella contest- prompt #7 in Fantastical Fiction 'Gods of Death'

¤ LONGLISTED IN THE OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2022 ¤ // COMPLETE - stand-alone sequel to featherlight - Chase Collins steps onto a late night train, his last in the city before he moves to a new state with a job promotion. What he doesn't expect, however, is to sit opposite Kyle Rivera: former best friend, football teammate, and Chase's first love. Kyle is the incarnation of everything he thought had been forgotten and left in the past- his high school bravado, his secrets, his forgotten dreams. So he goes to sit down beside him. And they talk. And over the course of that one night, both of them will remember, relive, and most importantly live, as they explore what it means to grow up, to grow apart, to find yourself and to find each other.