My name is Bump. I am a slime. Perhaps you aren’t familiar with slimes, or with boarmen, dragons, centaurs, or even blade spiders. Maybe you’ve never seen a monster at all. Lucky you. But I am a monster. A slime. And yes, it is exactly what it sounds like. I am a blob of goo … Continue reading A Slimy Hero

I rode out into the open fields of Dodecia on a mule, armed with nothing but a rusty sword, a gray tunic, and some rather comfortable boots. This is where it all started, I thought. Where I found my first party, rode off to my first quest... all on a mule. I wanted to recapture that feeling … Continue reading The RPG Endgame

"Why be fascinated with outer space?" Gerry was once asked. "It's mostly empty, impossible to reach, and utterly lifeless! We have unexplored territory right here on earth." "Where?" the boy asked. "The oceans," his uncle said, smiling. "Nobody knows for sure what is down there." Twenty-five years later, and Gerry was finding out what was … Continue reading Deeper

I'm from the east. I live in a subdivision, in a small city, in the middle of the hill country of the south. I had thought, compared to giants like New York City or even Birmingham, I was in the middle of nowhere. That changed on my first cross-country road trip. Somewhere in the North … Continue reading A Stranger on the Longer Road

Strange the oddities you can find in the attic of a refurbished home. I was told that the previous owners of my house were eccentric, by five different neighbors, no less, but this was never more evident to me than when I found a bottle in my attic. "Remover," the label said. Immediately, curiosity filled … Continue reading A Bottle of Remover

My first thought when I was bounced violently out of my sleep was, "Oh no, did I forget to feed the dog?" Unfortunately, the beast I had forgotten to feed was much bigger, much worse, and much less forgiving. I crashed into the ceiling, saw stars, and then fell into the calloused green hand of … Continue reading The Monster Under My Bed

I've decided that I'm going to start throwing short stories and writing snippets on this blog. It will be a good place to collect the spur-of-the-moment writing that I do. I mean, would you rather read about yet another 'author experience', or read a neat little tale about dragons and cowboys? Yeah, I thought so. … Continue reading Dragon vs. Cowboy