Eric Witchey, Author, Teacher

Fiction by Eric

Literary/Mainstream

"Lost Island Story Hour" A story about the changes of generations and the literary casualties caused by those changes. Two librarians lost on a desert island work against their personal constraints and the elements to survive. Published by Short Story America in July, 2012. To purchase an ebook, audio book, e-anthology, or print anthology version of this story, click HERE.

Magical Realism Fantasy

"Circus Circus" A story about a boy who wants to become a circus. Reprinted in October or November of 2012 in the Prime Books print anthology, Circus: Fantasy under the Big Top. To order from Barnes & Noble, click Barnes & Noble Circus Anthology.

Quirky Contemporary Sience Fiction

How I Met My Alien Bitch Lover: Book 1 from the Sunny World Inquisition Daily Letter Archives is a novel published by IFD Publishing as an eBook. Available in August of 2012.

Hiding from a black ops agency bent on saving the world from a threat that may not even exist, Len Furstin has taken a job as a reporter for the Sunny World Inquisiton Daily Letter (SWInDL), a batbaby and bigfoot type tabloid. In his guise as reporter, he seeks proof of alien visitations. When a young grad student desperate to reclaim her family's ranch offers to sell Furstin that proof, he follows her deep into a storm made up of unnatural lightning, wildfire, techno-ninjas, hormones, a soul-sick forest ranger, an coyote-hunting ostrich farmer, creepy coyotes, and a space alien. In the end, only one version of the story will be told -- the one told by the survivors.

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Literary/Mainstream

“The Apple Sniper,” is a literary short story published by IFD Publishing. Available in March of 2012.

This short story by award-winning writer Eric M. Witchey explores the nurturing relationship between the village and the aspiring warrior. It is one of a dozen or so short stories the author affectionately calls "The Neighborhood Stories" because of their loose relationship to the neighborhood in which he was raised. Each explores the relationship between developing children and the adults they will become. “The Apple Sniper” follows the exploits of an aspiring killer and his younger brother.

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Contemporary Fantasy

Beyond the Serpent's Heart is a novel published by IFD Publishing as an eBook for all platforms. To purchase an ePub copy compatible with most ebook readers, click HERE. To purchase a copy for a Kindle, search on the title or author's name in the Amazon.com ebook store.

Nothing ruins a first date like a kidnapping and learning you're the Mayan god destined to destroy the world.

Pakál, raised in the U.S. by his refugee mother, ignores the Mexican kids who taunt him for being Indio and the Anglo kids who shun him. He stoically pursues his version of the American dream – a good college, a law degree, and enough money to support his mother and marry the gringo girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, he is the incarnation of the Mayan god Nohochacum, and it is his job to battle the serpent of avarice in a one-on-one smack down that will cause the end of the world on Dec. 21st, 2012. Not all gods think it’s a good idea to end the world (and give up the worshipers that will end with it). Pakál must deal with his mother’s past, his family demons (divine and human), and a pantheon of gods unlike anything the U.S. school system ever suggested possible. In the end, he must accept his mythic nature, duty, and family in order to overcome the serpent of avarice and set the world on a path that will avert disaster at the end of the Mayan calendar.

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“Reunion” is a literary short story that won a finalist position in the Eric Hoffer Prose Award competition and appears in the Best New Writing of 2012 anthology. Reunion is an exploration of one man's courage to face his phobias and rediscover the power within himself. To purchase the print anthology from the Publisher's affiliate, click HERE. The book is also avaialble in most bookstores and through Amazon.com. An eBook version is also available.

Contemporary Fantasy

“The Tao of Flynn” is an eBook novelette published by IFD Publishing. To purchase an ePub copy compatible with most ebook readers, click HERE. To purchase a copy for a Kindle, search on the title or author's name in the Amazon.com ebook store.

Sometimes, a liar can be the most honest man in the room. Magic surrounds us all the time, but Richard wouldn't have believed it until he met Flynn, a self-avowed lying salesman who makes his way in the world by giving people what they want. A novelette: 12,000 words. Originally published in the April, 2004 edition of Realms of Fantasy Magazine.

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Almost Contemporary Fantasy

“To Build a Boat, Listen to Trees” is an eBook novelette put out by IFD Publishing. To purchase an ePub copy compatible with most ebook readers, click HERE. To purchase a copy for a Kindle, search on the title or author's name in the Amazon.com ebook store.

Award-winning writer Eric M. Witchey penned this novelette in which compassion, heart, and attention to the whispers of the natural world create love, thwart enemies, and save a kingdom.

Port Corwald, A peaceful maritime city state in the mists of the distant past, is threatened by warring nations on all sides. An old carpenter, a young mute, and a princess band together to save their home.

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“Brieanna’s Constant,” The Writer Magazine Web Site, accompanying the print publication of Enriching Characterization with Similes, Metaphors, and Symbols. October, 2010. To purchase the print article from the Publisher, click HERE. (Does not include the text of the story. You must subscribe to access it.)

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Romance

"Nan and the New Spinners" A romance short-short. Published in September, 2010 by Moon Washed Kisses under the name E. M. Arthur. To contact the publisher, click HERE.

Fantasy

"Hold the Moon" A feline fantasy tale which exposes the importance of cats in maintaining the balance of the universe. Pub Date TBA. Cat's Eye Bella Anthology published by Dark Wine and Stars press. To contact the publisher, click HERE.

"The Sense in Nonsense" An introductory essay to a volume of experimental fiction. Provides theory for the oddly compelling experience of reading stories that are on the surface nonsensical. Published in the anthology Boneyard Babies. Published November, 2010 by by Lazy Fascist Press.

"Opacity and the Death Editor" Experimental fiction collaboration with artist and writer Alan M. Clark. Published in the anthology Boneyard Babies. Published November, 2010 by by Lazy Fascist Press.

"Conrad's New Shoe Goo" Experimental fiction collaboration with artist and writer Alan M. Clark. Published in the anthology Boneyard Babies. Published November, 2010 by by Lazy Fascist Press.

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Literary/Mainstream

"Mirages" A literary experiment in metaphor and symbolism in which a man battles his own self-limiting thoughts in a desert made of illusions and fear of mortality. Scheduled for publication in Polyphony 7. July, 2010. Publisher folded before publication. Complete text available through a link from The Writer Magazine web site. The story was used as an example in an article in the January, 2009 issue.

"Can You See Me Now?" A future in which archeologists misinterpret the historical record of life in our times. First published on the Clarke's World web site and later in Realms: The Second Year of Clarkesworld Magaizine (shown to the left). Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher. ISBN: 978-1-890464-10-3

"Brieanna's Constant" A story about the importance of a good cup of coffee to the proper functioning of the universe. First published on the Jim Baen's Universe online. Later published in the Best Of anthology shown here. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher. ISBN: 978-1-4165-2136-5

"Circus Circus" A story about a boy who wants to become a circus. Published in the February, 2007 issue of Realms of Fantasy Magazine. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher.

"The Tao of Flynn" Only a liar can tell the truth so effectively that he balances the scales of karmic justice..Published in the April, 2004 edition of Realms of Fantasy Magazine. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher.

"Voyeur" Addiction is defined by the culture rather than the addict. This addict can't get enough of the wonder of the universe. Published in the Low Port Anthology. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher. ISBN: 159222013-4

"Lindeman's Life" An Ohio courthouse's unique view of history. Published in the June, 2002 issue of Realms of Fantasy Magazine. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher.

"The Fix in Mr. Giovelli's Bandit" Fixing a slot machine doesn't always mean making it work better. Sometimes, it means making it pay out in life and death. Published in The Ghosts at the Coast anthology Vol. II from TripleTree Press. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher. ISBN: 0-9716638-8-2

"Seducing Storms" (Written as E.M. Arthur) Storm chasing is more than just an adrenaline rush for one storm chaser and the young graduate student riding with him. Frist published online. Later published in The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica, Vol. 1. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher. ISBN: 1-84119-537-5

"Diver's Moon" (Written as E.M. Arthur) A gymnastics coach recovering from cancer must make peace with the body he thinks betrayed him. Frist published online. Later published in the Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica, Vol. 2. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher. ISBN:1-84119-802-1

"Men are from Mars; Women are Intravenous" In the future, relationships come in bottles but are no less frustrating. Published in Space Squid Magazine of Austin. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher.

"The Mudfork Cotton Mouth Expedition" A boy's heroes become human while hunting snakes on the Mudfork River. Published in Polyphony 4. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher. ISBN: 0-9720547-6-6

"Scare Tactics" Becoming the best door-to-door fire alarm salesman in his region has unusual consequences for a would be champion. Published in Dark Discoveries Magazine. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher.

"Life and Death and Stealing Toads" Reprinted in the May (no. 5), 2005 issue of Nowa Fantastyka in Poland. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher.

"The Tao of Flynn" Reprinted in the March no.3 - 2006 issue of Nowa Fantastyka in Poland. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher.

"Dreams and Bones" Reprinted in the January (no. 1), 2008 issue of Nowa Fantastyka in Poland. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher.

"Bibliophile" Reprinted in the July (No. 7), 2007 issue of Nowa Fantastyka in Poland. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher.

"Fighting Mother's Echo" Before there was the Doll House, Echo was taking experience downloads in this novel that appeared in a special 2005 issue (No. 1 (6)) in Poland (In Polish). Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher.

"Dreams and Bones" George Burns and Gracie Allen are resurrected to do a show on the 100th anniversary of Geoge's Death. In grand style, they outwit the stage manager responsible for returning them to the grave after the show. First printed in L. Ron Hubbard Presents The Writers of the Future, Vol. 17. Click HERE to order a copy from the publisher. ISBN: 1-57318-222-2

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