My Short Stories
Welcome to my writer’s portfolio. Here you’ll find a collection of my short stories, flash fiction, and published works across multiple genres. My writing explores diverse themes from fantastical realms to intimate human experiences, contemporary settings to speculative futures.
Published in Flash Phantoms – “What They Cannot See”
I’m honored to share that my flash horror story “What They Cannot See” has been published in Flash Phantoms October 2025 collection alongside 40+ other talented horror writers. This piece came to life after visiting Salem and Proctor’s Ledge in September. Standing at the actual execution site, I couldn’t stop thinking: what if there were…
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Published in Gemini Magazine – “Letting Go”
I’m honored to share that my short story “Letting Go” has been published in Gemini Magazine and received an Honorable Mention in their 2025 Short Story Contest. This story came after the sudden loss of my father. In those raw months of grief, I found myself writing about Emma—a woman who couldn’t scatter her father’s…
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The Crimson Trade
The Crimson Lugger sliced through the night fog, its three masts stark against the Hunter’s moon. Jane gripped the helm, knuckles white, the vessel’s carvel design straining as they outran the Revenue officers. “Human blood cargo secured, Captain,” hissed Towzer, his face hidden beneath a blood-spattered shepherd’s smock. His identity, like all runners, remained shrouded…
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The Home, She Gave Us
In the kitchen of their Craftsman home, Rachel and Michael sat at the breakfast nook where Rose had served them Sunday pancakes for thirty years. Rachel’s fingers followed the willow pattern on her mother-in-law’s china, while Michael’s hands shook slightly as he poured coffee into Rose’s favorite floral mug. “The realtor confirmed that we can…
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Two Tables at Thanksgiving
Amidst the harsh cold and distant family, Specialist James Smith connects with his loved ones over a Thanksgiving call, feeling the weight of absence yet cherishing shared memories. Despite the physical distance, love endures as laughter and longing bind him to both his military brothers and family waiting at home, making his unique Thanksgiving a…
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The Gift of Freedom
By: JD Devine From sunup to sundown, he remained tethered to his desk, fingers pounding away at a keyboard, helping build someone else’s dream. His heart ached for something greater, something beyond the tedious routine that had become his existence. But freedom felt like a distant myth, a story told to children who hadn’t yet…
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Through Yellow Lace
By: JD Devine Through the gap in the yellow lace curtains, I watch Mr. Hayes arrange his miniature soldiers every Tuesday morning. Each tin warrior stands at attention, their bayonets gleaming like silver needles. He positions them on his combat map. The parlor is a museum suspended in time. Sepia photographs in tarnished brass frames…
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Grandmother’s Enoteca
By: JD Devine The early morning vaporetto rocked against its dock, creaking against the worn wooden pylons as the briny scent of the lagoon drifted through the air. Caterina emptied her pockets on the old marble counter of the Enoteca, her grandmother’s old wine bar. Keys clicked on the marble—the heavy brass one for the…
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My Story “The Resolution Exchange” won for prose in the January 2025 writing contest at The Scribe newsletter
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