Bibliography

Richard writes fiction in which ordinary people are thrown into extraordinary circumstances in order to witness the results. From horror to comedy, his stories and novels seek to entertain, inspire, enlighten, and amuse.
 

 
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Novella

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The Winds of Patwin County can be purchased on Amazon.com.

Short Stories

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“Heavens Below Us” is in the Summer 2024 Dragon Gems anthology

“Zombie Processes” can be found on the August 30, 2024 issue of Electric Spec.

Trying to Stay Dead can be found on the April 26, 2024 episode of Tales to Terrify.

The Apocalypses of Cheryl Dean” can be found in Issue No. 1 of Inner Worlds, the November 29th, 2023 issue.

“How the Old Ones Saved Christmas” was published in LOLCraft: A Compendium of Eldritch Horror in 2022.

“Blank” was published on the Dark Recesses website on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Find it here.

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“Arkham House Rules” can be found in the Autumn 2021 issue of SciFi Lampoon.

“The Hunt” can be found in Issue #12 of The Literary Hatchet

“Trying to Stay Dead”, read in the October 28, 2011 edition of Pseudopod. Listen below:

“Night of the Frozen Elf” can also be found in The Undead that Saved Christmas

“The Bride Price”, published in Issue #10 of Shimmer (of blessed memory) March 2009. There’s an author interview with me up at their site as well. You should check it out.

“A Most Heinous Man”, published in Issue #33 of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.

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“Who Remembers Molly” can also be found in Don’t Turn the Lights On. Sales of this book benefit the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.

Capitol Public Radio (the Sacramento NPR affiliate) did an interview with me about National Novel Writing Month on their show Insight in 2006: (Listen below). Also, throw some money their way. NPR is having a rough time, if you didn’t know.

“Indications”, read in the October 20, 2006 edition of Pseudopod. Listen below:

“An Interrupted Nap”, published in the Autumn 2005 issue of Shimmer (see contributors’ page)