Published Works
Portfolio
Below is a selection of my professionally published short fiction. These stories range from visceral survival thrillers to satirical explorations of the absurd.
Visceral Grit and Action
Long and Graceful* | Flash Fiction A poignant story of sacrifice and survival in the face of a sudden disaster. Originally published in Everyday Fiction.
In Short Supply* | Grounded Mystery A remote survivalist discovers that isolation does not guarantee peace. Originally published in Everyday Fiction.
Sharp Satire and the Absurd
The View from Erebus* | Satirical Speculative Fiction A corporate guide leads a tour through a commodified version of Dante’s Inferno. Featured in Professor Feiff’s Trans-Dimensional Travelogue.
Dead Men Tell No Tales (But They File in Triplicate)* | Bureaucratic Satire An agency operative attempts to enforce regulations on the undead high seas. Featured in the Planks and Plunder (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 61).
A Tidy Little Apocalypse* | Whimsical Fantasy A wizard’s apprentice accidentally triggers a cleaning-based catastrophe. Featured in Artifact Origins (Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 57).
The Unknown
What the Fire Keeps* | Gothic Ghost Story A young girl must keep a tradition alive to protect her family from the shadows of the winter. Featured in White Witch’s Hat & other Yuletide ghost stories.
Children’s Books
The Sisters of Bloom and Stone* | Two young fairy sister’s with magical powers compete with each other but eventually learn the greater power of working together.
*Published as Michael P. Boettcher Jr.