There's a Monster in Your Closet
This is a short creative musing I put up on Medium a few months ago. If you enjoy it I have many more under @StepIntoTheRoadBlog. Imagine your parents told you…
10 Minute Read
Stories that are short enough to be read in ten minutes or so by the average reader.
Help! My Short Story Morphed Into a Novel
Wow, that story got away from me! This week I’d like to go into a little bit of the background of that story along with talk about what might be up next for…
Happy Holidays from Step Into The Road
Unfortunately, I don’t have a story this week but I do have a gift for you. Work has been a mess trying to get stuff done before everyone leaves the office for…
My Last Blog Post...
This article is the last blog post I'll release as someone who isn't an author. Come Wednesday I'll be independently published, and the book I've been working…
Chinese Chocolate Chip Cookie Challenges
I decided to stay at the Buddhist monastery, and things got busy after making that choice. A daily schedule was created that started with morning chanting at…
Juggling at a Chinese Birthday Party
After a forty minute car ride back into the city we parked in front of a skyscraper. I couldn't see the top of it because there was so much fog in the air.…
SitR Audio Short 007: Frank Wakes Up In A Barren World
This is a recording of the stand alone short story Frank Wakes Up in a Barren World. Frank wakes up to a world that is void of life. His computer counterpart…
What the Hell Did I Get Myself Into? My China Story - Part 1
Bing, bing, bing. Gong. Bing, bing… These are the sounds that surround me. I'm in a shiny temple with massive statues towering over me. None of them look like…
SitR Audio Short 006 - 1,200 Pound Man in a Spaceship
This is a recording of the stand alone story: 1,200 Pound Man in a Spaceship. I also talk about where the inspiration for the story comes and I condridict…
Jeremiah Trout and His Writer Friend
I was contacted recently by a reader who found themselves in a peculiar situation. His name is Jeremiah Trout, or at least that’s the name he prefers to go by.…