Short Stories – Print Category

We have a winner! 1000 Facebook Fans!

GRANT SPANIER is the 1000th person to join my Facebook Fan Page! He is the winner of a signed copy of Shivers VI, with my story “Stillness” as well as great work by Stephen King, Peter Straub and so many others. Congratulations to Grant, and thanks to everyone that joined this past week, and over […]

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“Victimized” spread from Murky Depths #15

Art by Brian Typhair. Pretty cool, huh?

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“Terrapin Station” is in Pear Noir! #5. Richard does lit. Out now.

A story that I wrote for my MFA program with the Pulitzer nominated author Dale Ray Phillips entitled “Terrapin Station” is now out in print in Pear Noir! #5. This is a really cool, eclectic journal. I recognize several other authors in here as well: Kim Chinquee, Kevin Moffett, Gabe Durham and Michael Kimball, so […]

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“Victimized” is now out in Murky Depths #15

I can’t begin to say how excited I am about my 5,000 word short story “Victimized” being in Issue #15 of Murky Depths. They are such a cool publication, I mean, look at that cover? And this is one of my favorite stories. When I get the spread artwork from my story I’ll add those […]

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Excerpts from Transubstantiate in Vain #9

NOTE: Issue 9 is NOW OUT! Vain does such beautiful work.  Some excerpts from my novel Transubstantiate are in here (I originally published my short story “Underground Wonderbound” a naughty little tale about a sex club in Issue #5 with Vain in 2009) as well as some beautiful artwork. I’ll also make an announcement when […]

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Shivers VI Announced – Stephen King, Peter Straub and ME!

Wow, got the announcement tonight, and Shivers VI, which I knew was coming (produced by Cemetery Dance) will have a novella by Stephen King and Peter Straub in it. WOW. My story “Stillness” will be in such great company, I mean, these are the guys I grew up reading, my idols. I’m floored. It’s a […]

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VAIN Winter Issue is out now!

SWEET! They redesigned the website, but here it is. http://www.callmevain.com/ http://www.callmevain.com/2009/02/winter-2009-issue-available/ They do these really nice, high end chapbooks, that’s what I’d call them. Lots of great art and photography and I’m the first story. Peace, Richard

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Cause & Effect #5 – Fate

One of my first published stories, a great little dark story called “Fate.”

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Gold Dust Magazine

My short story “Redemption” is in the 14th issue from Gold Dust Magazine.

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