"Modus Operandi" now available for download!

Some great news to celebrate the beginning of the summer: I've added another new short story that's free for everyone to read and download, called "Modus Operandi".

"Modus Operandi"

"Modus Operandi" was an extremely interesting and satisfying tale to write. At its heart, it is deeply philosophical - it was my chance to explore the eternal debate between science, religion, and New Age thinking. In order to bring about the need for such a debate, I created a foil - a common enemy - called The One True Way, a worldwide movement that would offer a perspective that's contrary to all of the others. A straight debate, of course, would be more fitting in a philosophy class than a dystopian science fiction story, and so I decided to weave it into a thrilling, espionage-laden episode in which a team of spies attempts to kill off the leader of the new cult. And so, "Modus Operandi" was born!

"The Lost Memory" now available for download!

I've added another new story that's free to read and download, called "The Lost Memory".

This story was originally submitted to The Toronto Star Short Story Contest in 2010, but sadly did not place in the top three... :(  Well, their loss is your gain, as I'm now happy to make the extended version of this piece available for all to read, for free.

"The Lost Memory"

"The Lost Memory" has the honour of being my very first short story, and it remains one of my favourites. It was the first story that I wrote with the archetype approach in mind, as well. The tale is heavily inspired by The Hero's Descent into the Underworld story arc (ie. think of Odysseus' adventure in The Odyssey), and also includes elements that mirror A Christmas Carol. The characters are very archetypal as well - even their names contain an underlying meaning!