by Rob Diaz | Dec 17, 2016 | Edited, Fiction, Humorous, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories
“Why can’t we just buy a stupid tray, Mom?” Ryan kicked at the dust on the attic floor. “I’d rather be… well, anywhere but here.” Virginia looked up from the pile of musty bedding in the corner. “Ryan, it’s Christmas Eve and we’ve looked everywhere else...
by Rob Diaz | Jan 8, 2013 | Fiction, General Fiction, Prompted, Short Stories, Unedited
Written based on the Today’s Author Write Now! prompt on January 4, 2013, in which we are asked to write about an unnaturally foggy bay. For most people, silence is empty. I, however, have found silence to be full of stories – more stories, in fact, than the...
by Rob Diaz | Nov 28, 2012 | Edited, Fiction, Publication Announcements, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories
I am pleased to announce that Emergent Publishing will release Deck the Halls: festive tales of fear and cheer worldwide on December 6, 2012. My story, “Yuletide Treasure” is included in this anthology. Deck the Halls: festive tales of fear and cheer...
by Rob Diaz | Oct 15, 2011 | Edited, General Fiction, Publication Announcements, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories
Within the next few weeks, you will be able to purchase your very own paperback copies of not one, not two, but three anthologies in which I have stories. First up, we have two books in the Chinese Whisperings lineup: My story, Out of the Darkness, appears in Chinese...
by Rob Diaz | Apr 1, 2011 | Sci-fi/Fantasy, Short Stories, Unedited
(A note about ‘Hidden’) I initially posted a draft of this story several years ago. I wasn’t a big fan of it, so I reworked it significantly and re-published it today. I hope you enjoy it. “This is the perfect hiding spot, isn’t it?” The...
by Rob Diaz | Feb 17, 2011 | Short Stories, Unedited
by Nick Diaz and Rob Diaz (A note about ‘Mercury Marshmallow Men’) My son has been struggling in school with writing. He has been putting together extremely brief answers to essay questions and largely not enough details about anything. The...
