Short Stories

2022

~ Out of Time: True Paranormal Encounters, “Floor Song Tango,” Timber Ghost Press, October 2022

~ Dead Stars & Stone Arches: A Collection of Utah Horror, Timber Ghost Press, July 12, 2022

~ The Sirens Call eZine, “Beware Burning Snow,” Summer 2022/Issue 58, June 2022

~ Dancing in the Shadows: A Tribute to Ann Rice, Yuriko Publishing: Benefit for Animal Rescue of New Orleans, “Haint Gonna Happen,” May 22, 2022

~ Horror Library Volume 7, Dark Moon Books, “February Thaw,” March 1, 2022

~ Crow & Cross Keys, “No Sweet Bird,” February 2, 2022

~ Generation X-ed, Dark Ink Books, “Nothing to See Here,” January 26, 2022

~ Angela’s Recurring Nightmares, Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers, “Incubation,” pending 2022

2021

~ Colour Out of Deathlehem, Grinning Skull Press, “Feeding the Babies,” December 24, 2021

~ parABnormal Magazine, “Mating Call,” December 15, 2021

~ Crystal Lake Publishing’s Patreon Page, Shallow Waters December Flash Fiction Contest—Christmas, “Take Me Home for Christmas,” December 9, 2021

~ Crystal Lake Publishing’s Patreon Page, Shallow Waters November Flash Fiction Contest—Twist Endings, “Pseudorandom Lullaby,” November 5, 2021

~ Crystal Lake Publishing’s Patreon Page, Shallow Waters Special Halloween Flash Fiction Challenge, “Toxic Snap,” October 8, 2021

~ Wicked Creatures, NEHW Press (New England Horror Writers), “Carving Grace,” October 8, 2021

~ Lovecraftian Micro Fiction Collection Volume 7: Winners of the 2021 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Micro Fiction Contest, “Dominion,” October, 2021

~ ForNever After, Jolly Horror Press, “The Digging Place,” June 28, 2021

2020

~ Lovecraftian Micro Fiction Volume 6: Winners of the 2020 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Microfiction Contest, “Ghosts on the Sand,” October 2020

~ Wicked Women, NEHW Press (New England Horror Writers), “Arbor Day,” November 24, 2020

~ Orca Lit—Speculative Fiction Issue, “Omniscience,” July 1, 2020

~ Ghastly Gastronomy, Madness Heart Press, “Threading the Needle,” June 5, 2020

~ Halfway Down the Stairs–The Best of HDTS 2015 – 2019, “Wrecking Malcolm,” March 1, 2020

2019

~ The Horror Tree’s Trembling with Fear Christmas Special Edition: Slaying Christmas 2019, “Last Christmas,” December 25, 2019

~ Halfway Down the Stairs–The Calling issue, “Wrecking Malcolm,” December 1, 2019

SHORT STORY COLLECTION, The Shadows Behind, from Books & Boos Press, April 30, 2019

2018

~ Jitter Press, “All Dolled Up,” Issue #7, October 12, 2018

2017

~ Invocations, Great Old Ones Publishing, “We’ve Always Been Here,” September 7, 2017

~ Three on a Match, Books & Boos Press, “Splendid Chyna,” September 5, 2017

~ The Haunted Traveler: A Roaming Anthology, Weasel Press, “Where There’s Smoke,” May issue, May 1, 2017 *nominated for Pushcart

~ Murder Among Friends: Mysteries inspired by the Life and Works of John Greenleaf Whittier for the benefit of the Whittier Birthplace Museum), “A Cricket in the Wall,” Post Mortem Press, April 25, 2017

~ Ink Stains (A Dark Fiction Anthology), Vol. 3, Dark Alley Press, “Blood on the Snow,” January 24, 2017

2016

~ Pernicious Invaders, Great Old Ones Publishing, “Roots,” November 2016

~ Sanitarium Magazine, “Rightfully Mine,” Issue 49, October 2, 2016

~ Dark Passages II, Skinwalker Press, “Mujina,” Fall 2016

~ Tricks and Treats: A Collection of Spooky Stories from Connecticut Authors, Books & Boos Press, “Crawl,” September 1, 2016

2015

~ Sediments Literary-Arts Journal: A Haunting issue, “Our Lips are Sealed,” September 30, 2015

~ Snowbound with Zombies: Tales of the Supernatural (stories inspired by the poems of John Greenleaf Whittier for the benefit of the Whittier Birthplace Museum), “Shreds of Black,” Post Mortem Press, Fall 2015

~ New Pop Lit, “Whispers in the Wood,” June 18, 2015

~ From the Corner of Your Eye: A Cryptids Anthology, Great Old Ones Publishing, “Stones,” June 4, 2015

~ Anthology: Year Three, The Four Horsemen LLC, “skin&hair, teeth&bones,” January 5, 2015

2014

~ Rose Red Review, “The Lace in the Window,” September 2014

~ Quail Bell magazine, “The Lace in the Window,” August 2014

~ Bugs, Great Old Ones Publishing, “Shitty Almonds,” October 31, 2014

~ Shock Totem 8.5: Holiday Tales of the Macabre and Twisted – Valentine’s Day, “Something to Chew On,” March 2014

~ Dark Alley Press, “This Poisoned Ground,” January, 2014

2013

~ Canopic Jars: Tales of Mummies and Mummification, Great Old Ones Publishing, “Jarring Lucas,” November, 2013.

~ Wicked Seasons Anthology, NEHW Press, “To Chance Tomorrow,” November, 2013.

~ Rind Literary Magazine, “Can You Hear Me Now?,” Issue 3, June 2013.

2012

NOVEL: Vagabondage Press Books, Bad Apple, September 25, 2012.

~ Right Where Mother/TalkingHead 23/a short film by Toni Verità ~ written and narrated by Kristi Petersen Schoonover, November 2012

~ LIMN Arts & Literary Journal, “May You Grow Old and Bitter,” October, 2012

~ Unnatural Tales of the Jackalope Anthology, Western Legends Press, “The Thing Inside,” June 30, 2012 (Commissioned)

~ Behind Locked Doors  Anthology, Pill Hill Press, “Under the Kudzu,” March, 2012

~ Toasted Cheese, “A Bone to Pick,” March 1, 2012.

~ Love Notes, Vagabondage Press Books, “Today” (poem), February 14, 2012

~ Literary Mayhem, “Growlers,” February 5, 2012 (Commissioned)

~ Wake the Witch Anthology, Wicked East Press, “Whether Girl” (Reprint), January 1, 2012.

2011

~ Sci-Fi Saturday Night‘s Fiction  Friday, “Screams of Autumn,” (reprint), December 2011

~ Culture: The Word On Cheese, “Slow Grill,” October 25, 2011 (Commissioned)

~ In Poe’s Shadow, Dark Opus Press Anthology, “Vanity,” September 14, 2011

~ State of Imagination, “Denigrating David,” Issue #3, July 2011

~ Newport Life Magazine, “Sandstories,” Vol. XVIII, No. 2, March/April 2011

2010

SHORT STORY COLLECTION: Admit One Literary Theme Park Press, Skeletons in the Swimmin’ Hole: Tales from Haunted Disney World, September, 2010

~ Eclectic Flash’s Best of 2010 Anthology, “Shell Game,” December 2010

~ The Smoking Poet, “Incident at Dark Acres,” Issue #17 Winter 2010-2011

~ The Battered Suitcase, “Waterproof,” Volume 3, Issue Three, Winter 2010

~ Christmas Fears Anthology, “Bridging Christmas,” Static Movement, November 2010

~ Culture: The Word On Cheese, “The Things that Eat You,” October 28, 2010 (Commissioned)

~ Full of Crow Fiction Quarterly, “Jingle Shells,” October 2010

~ 5923 Quarterly, “Burning Origami,” Issue 1, September 2010

~ Creepy Things anthology, Static Movement, “Camouflage,” October, 2010

~ Carpe Articulum Literary Review, “Doors,” Volume 3, Issue 3, Fall 2010

~ Eclectic Flash, “Shell Game,” Volume 1, September 2010

~ Haunted anthology, Pill Hill Press, “Crossing Guards,” July 2010

~ Inner Fears anthology, Lame Goat Press, “Paisley Surprise,” June 2010

~ Death Head Grin, “Dead Line,” Issue #11, May 1, 2010

~ The Legendary, “Smoke Brake,” April 20, 2010

~ ESC! Magazine, “Punctuation,” February 2010

~ Spilt Milk: an online literary journal, “Screams of Autumn,” January 28, 2010

2009

~ A Fly in Amber, “Charlotte’s Family Tree,” November, 2009

~ Vermin anthology, Rymfire Books, “Camouflage,” December, 2009

~ The Oddville Press, “Romancing the Goat,” September, 2009

~ Scalped, “Miss Reyna Gets Her Comeuppance on Flash Mountain,” September, 2009

~ Macabre Cadaver, “Synecdoche,” July/August Issue, 2009

~ Morpheus Tales, “Ghost Light,” Undead Special Issue, August, 2009

~ Toasted Cheese, “Bridging Christmas,” March, 2009

2008

~ Microhorror, “Right Where Mother Left It,” December 10, 2008

~ Wrong World I’m Going to Tell You One More Time multi-media anthology, “Wailing Station,” October 1, 2008

~ Crimson Highway, “Down in the Green,” October 1, 2008

~ Walls & Bridges anthology, Millennial Concepts, “Crossing Guards,” Fall, 2008

~ All Things Girl, “Confetti,” November and December, 2008

~ Beacons of Tomorrow: Second Collection anthology from Tyrannosaurus Press, “Deconstructing Fireflies,” July, 2008

~ Anthology Builder, “How I Learned to Stop Complaining and Love the Bunny,” ongoing and available for purchase from February 29, 2008

~ Girls & Cars, “Rumble Strips,” Spring 2008

~ Toasted Cheese, “King of Bull,” March, 2008

~ Parade of Phantoms, “Wailing Station” (audio serial), 2008

~ The Pitkin Review, “Glass Kill,” January, 2008

2007

~ The Taj Mahal Review, “Matchbox,” December, 2007

~ I Am This Meat anthology from Sussurrus Press, “Bad Enough,” November, 2007

~ The Taj Mahal Review, “Candle Garden,” June, 2007

~ Bewildering Stories, “Wisdom” (as “Teeth Wisdom”), March, 2007

~ Toasted Cheese, “Wailing Station,” March, 2007

2006

~The Illuminata, “Deconstructing Fireflies,” (with Nathan D. Schoonover), December 2006

~ Chick Flicks, “Camping,” December 2006

~ Barbaric Yawp, “Ghost Light,” December 2006

~Purpleverse, “The House-sitter,” November 2006

~ As Seen in VT, “The Attack of the Plot Bunnies,” Summer 2006

~ Circle, “Bird Letters,” Spring 2006

~ Sinfully Twisted, “Down in the Green,” February 2006

~ MudRock: Stories & Tales, “Adam’s Cottage,” Winter 2006

~ New Witch Magazine, “Divining Napkins,” January, 2006

2005

~ Chaos Theory, anthology published by Scars Publications, “Damita,” November 2005

~ The Wheel, “Whether Girl,” Summer, 2005

~ Citizen Culture Magazine, “How I Learned to Stop Complaining and Love the Bunny,” February, 2005

~ Every Other Tuesday, Collected Eclectic Writings, Pencils! Press, “Colonies,” July, 2005

~ MudRock: Stories & Tales, “Red Circle,” Winter, 2005

~ The Wheel, “Baby’s Breath,” Winter, 2005

2004

~ Waxing & Waning: A Journal of Creative Pagan Fiction, “Half Dozen,” November, 2004

~ Waxing & Waning: A Journal of Creative Pagan Fiction, “Sowing Monica,” Spring, 2004

~ Soundings, “Junk Mail,” Spring, 2004

~ Split Shot Magazine, “Junk Mail,” Spring, 2004

Earlier

~ The Adirondack Review, “Red Circle,” Fall, 2002

~ Afternoon, “A Single Sparrow,” December, 2000

~ I Like Monkeys, Chucklehound, “Junk Mail,” Summer, 2000