"She needed fire to sprout.""I will always love her; in whatever way she prefers.""That thing was only masquerading as my sister. It was wearing her energy like camouflage in my home. A demon possessing her soft spirit."Next of Kin are connected vignettes of relationships, family, grieving, and death. The stories flow through the process of decomposition and seasons of acceptance. Nothing disappears. Some o...

Phobias is a gothic horror collection of 13 short stories that are meant to explore the unique nature of fear. Fear is personalized in these stories, as it explores the depths of madness it can cause. Monsters lurk everywhere, friends cannot be trusted, and there is nowhere safe to hide.These stories run the gamut from horrifying to tender-hearted to scarring.

Truett Fox has never felt at home with any family-adopted, found, or birth. After his birth father's unexpected passing, Truett and his adoptive brother Felix go to New Orleans, Louisiana, to attend the service. While paying their respects, a storm rolls in that causes them to cut their trip short. As the two leave town, they are detoured off the main roads, going further into the bayou. As tensions flare on the dark, flooded roads, they find a woman, Leticia, stranded in the storm. Letici...