Archive for the ‘Short Stories’ Category

The Fix

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 by Daniel Mason

An old-school crime tale in which talking heads build all of the tension. Unlikely lovers cruise down the desert highway, moving toward an unknown destination…

The Amnesiac Machine

Thursday, October 1st, 2009 by Daniel Mason

I’ve been too busy to update the site with any regularity these past few months, so here’s an unused story to tide readers over. It’s longer than most, so hopefully this will keep folks occupied for a little while, anyway…

Last Chance Saloon

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 by Daniel Mason

A mysterious saloon in the middle of an endless desert. Two gunslingers with a grudge to settle. And the blackest storm they’ve ever seen is bearing down upon them.

Some might even call this an existential western.

The Boy from Chernobyl

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 by Daniel Mason

On April 26th, 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant released a plume of radiation that turned a nearby forest red. Despite mass evacuations, there are still people who live inside the irradiated exclusion zone.

The Passenger

Friday, December 12th, 2008 by Daniel Mason

A science fiction tale about a doomed space voyage, narrated from the viewpoint of a parasitic lifeform living inside an unknowing human host. It questions mankind’s place in the universe and the very nature of the soul.

Staying Dead

Friday, November 7th, 2008 by Daniel Mason

What’s a man to do when his wife just won’t stay in the grave? Read this titillating piece of zombie erotica to find out. Featuring a bonus soundtrack by Maurice Gibb!

Afterbirth

Saturday, October 25th, 2008 by Daniel Mason

A new father begins to suspect that a placenta is actually responsible for the recent series of horrific murders in his apartment block. Could he be right, or has he just been driven mad with sleep-deprivation?

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