Hello
I write dark/horror fiction. Check out my writing under the "Stories" tab.
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Forthcoming
Tales to Terrify Podcast- "They All Must Go" (495 words)
Lunatics Radio Hour Podcast- Belly Bees (about 2,000 words)
Free to listen
Creepy: A Horror Podcast- "Shake Well Before Use" (3,878 words)
Free to read
Creepy Crawly: A Queerthology Zine- The Bifurcation of Dental Care (about 500 words) Make sure to check out Queerthology site: https://queerthology.substack.com/
i have that on vinyl- How a Punk Compilation Album Changed the Way I Teach (about 1500 words)
Trash Cat Lit- Cruel and Unusual (about 500 words)
Exquisite Death- The Following (about 500 words)
Dream Theory Media- Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo (508 words)
Wallstrait- "Water Loss" (588 words)
Punk Noir Magazine- "They All Must Go" (495 words)
Divinations Magazine Issue 4: Disco- "Mood Belt" (1,751 words)
Major 7th Magazine (Your Literary Mixtape)- "Rebel Girl"- Bikini Kill (242 words)
Pulp Lit Mag- "Lawn Care" (2,284 words)
Underbelly Press- "The Swing" (193 words)
MOUTHFEEL Issue 1- "Dead Blow Hammer" (1,747 words) *Must download issue to read.
Libre Lit- "Family Man" (716 words)
Silly Goose Press- "Lifecycles" (787 words, creative non-fiction)
paywalled
Bizarro Circus of Madness- "Hamster Hackers" (about 4000 words)
Self-Published- "The Night Demon" (about 12,000 words)
Head First into the Maw- "Belly Bees" (about 2,000 words). Consider purchasing a copy- all proceeds are donated to Scares That Care, a 501(c)(3) charity that has raised and donated over $300,000 to organizations and families with a child affected by illness, burns or women fighting breast cancer.
Creepy: A Horror Podcast- "Bone Vibrations" (3,814 words). Preview only (Patreon exclusive).
Dark Dead Things- "The Show Must Go On" (1,137 words).
Dionysian Public Library- "What's in a Clown Name?" (2,320 words) is the first story in Spectacular, Spectacular!: An Anthology of Circensian Horror.
About
Sam (he/him) emerged in 1984 from the depths of the Chesapeake Bay off the Maryland shore. He made it to Oregon where he is a university professor in kinesiology and teaches courses about punk and body horror. Sam lives with his partner, kiddo, and Dune the dog. He has stories in Mouthfeel Fiction, Punk Noir Magazine, Divinations Magazine, Major 7th Magazine, Underbelly Press, Wallstrait, among others.
Contact
Find me on Bluesky or reach out via email.