New Story: “Armed” (A Horror Comedy)

I have a new story out in the world, and it’s free to read. Check out Armed in the March 2025 issue of Humour Me magazine!

You might say it’s a seasonal tale. It begins like this: “I first noticed my phantom arm when it pinched Brandon Stetson on the ass at the St. Patty’s Day parade.”

That line floated into my head one day out of the blue, and just like that, I had my main character and her voice. Sometimes, first lines can be tricky to come up with. Other times, one of them shoots out of the stratosphere and hits you in the face like a sunbeam. That was the case this time.

Hey, the muse does what she wants, ya know? In ancient Greece, the Muses were demure toga-draped goddesses holding lyres and scrolls. My muse is more like a hobgoblin with ADHD who pops up to ambush me during idle moments (and sometimes in the middle of meetings) with story ideas, scenes, and bits of dialogue. I wouldn’t trade her.