
Short Stories & Flash
My short fiction tends toward a darker view of the world, but there are glimmers.
Objective Distance, what happens when the subject stares back? Find it in the inaugural edition of DNDP Quarterly, February 2026.

Fire Season is in the September 2025 issue of Stone’s Throw Magazine and appears in the 2025 Stone’s Throw Anthology.
Here’s Susan reading an excerpt at Left Coast Crime 2026, on a panel with fellow Stone’s Throw authors Autumn Harrison and Jenn Hooker.
Anniversary Gifts, about a gift that unfortunately keeps on giving, was Highly Commended by the Murder Squad in their 25th Anniversary Contest. It also was a winner in the fiction category at Write On The Sound 2025.

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