Publishing Timeline (fancy single-word links coming soon):

2006

First Kisses from Beyond the Grave (novelette)

A coming-of-age story set in both suburbia and the afterlife.  Due to a supernatural clerical error, sixteen-year-old Zack Henry is accidentally transferred to Purgatory High, a school populated by zombie cheerleaders, werewolf jocks, vampire gang members, and other misunderstood ghouls.  How can he get home?  More importantly, does he want to?

This story first appeared in the wonderful anthology Gargoyle Magazine #51:

http://www.amazon.com/Gargoyle-51-Richard-Peabody/dp/0931181232/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253655434&sr=8-1
 

2007

First Kisses from Beyond the Grave is reprinted in Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror:

http://www.amazon.com/Years-Best-Fantasy-Horror-2007/dp/0312369425/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253655526&sr=1-1

 

And Best American Fantasy:

http://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Fantasy-Jeff-VanderMeer/dp/0809562804/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253655566&sr=1-2

2008

The Solomon Stair  (Short Story)

A tale of horror concerning a corrupt CEO on death row who is visited by the Devil on the night of his execution with the bail-out opportunity of a lifetime.

This story appeared in Inkwater Ink Vol. 3:

http://www.amazon.com/Inkwater-Ink-3-Press/dp/1592993230/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253655621&sr=1-1

2009

Q&A  (Short Story)

The corpse of the letter Q is found murdered in its apartment.  An isolated incident, or merely the beginning?

This story first appeared in GÜD (Greatest Uncommon Denominator):

http://www.gudmagazine.com/vault/4


 

Red Rover (Novel)

Bedtime Story Noir.  A tale of murder, betrayal and insanity told from the perspective of two household pets, Red Rover follows Goldie the dog and Medusa the cat as they follow the trail of an infant kidnapped by one of their own.

This story is currently available, in its entirety, for a limited preview here on the site, and is exclusively for sale on the Amazon Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/Red-Rover/dp/B002QEC6L4/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1254787330&sr=1-3

The Kissing Booth Burns Down (Short Story)

Shelby Wallace’s spends his entire life at the kissing booth he built in his front yard, awaiting the promised return of the man who kidnapped his best friend.

http://www.amazon.com/Gargoyle-55-Richard-Peabody/dp/0931181313/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269651371&sr=8-2


Extreme Value (Short Story)