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Dark and Introspective Fiction

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Over the past 4 years, Shane has released a collection of short fiction and a zombie outbreak trilogy. In his spare time, he builds projects out of old junk, paints watercolour blanket ghosts, and shakes his butt while the vinyl spins.

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Welcome to the Fifth Terrace in the famed Purgatorio, where you will atone for your incorrigible greed with your fellow Penitents, languishing in sight of gold forever out of reach. In this collection of dark needful tales, an unusual door grants riches for an unexpected price, bikini clad thieves make the score of a lifetime […]

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Book 1

Home is meant to be a place of sanctuary. For Jason, it means being forced to live life as a shadow, in constant fear of being seen. In an attempt to escape his abusive father, the young boy sets out on his own. What he doesn’t know is that blood connects them, and blood will […]

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This and That but Mostly the Other is an eclectic collection of flash and micro fiction that explores the breadth of the human experience – love, loss, and being devoured by monsters on a late-night bus ride. “This” represents gratitude, and a light shining in the darkness. “That” shows us introspection, heartbreak, and that not […]

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I’m brOKen

November 6, 2022 By Shane Leave a Comment

It’s been eleven months since I last posted any sort of update. Part of the reason is that I’ve had too much happening in my personal life to focus on the business of writing as much as I would like. The other part is that, even though I’m the writer, finding the words to express […]

Pashmina Vox

October 1, 2022 By Shane Leave a Comment

The man had lived alone for so long, that no one around him remembered why. He kept to himself, offering little more than a raised hand or pained smile to those he met. As neighbours moved in and moved out over the years, rumours sprouted. They stretched like vines, the flowering ends looking nothing like […]

The Horned God

April 11, 2022 By Shane Leave a Comment

A storm rages over the city of Geneva. Compact and angry, its intention is focused. Clouds filled with darkness let loose their electric fingers. They tear into the concrete and steel, searching for the array of particle accelerators beneath, like a predator slashing at the throat of its victim. Deep below the noise and chaos, […]

The Job

January 5, 2022 By Shane Leave a Comment

“Can you touch your toes like that?” On the elevated stage in front of Leon, a young woman, who looks too scrawny to support the size of her artificial chest, adjusts her G-string and saunters over to a group of college students waving dollar bills in the air. Mick leans back in his chair with […]

Stories from the Dark, Ep. 7 – A Passing of Seasons

December 22, 2021 By Shane Leave a Comment

Oh hi! I hope your December has been treating you well so far. I know it’s a busy time, so let’s get to it. For December’s Stories from the Dark, I’m crossing a line I haven’t crossed before. I killed Santa. Well, a Santa anyway. Have a watch below. Before I go, I’ve got some […]

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