Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction Work by Chris Preston
In March of 2020, my place of employment had all office employees head home for what was thought to be two weeks. Two years later, things finally look like they did before. Driving back to the same office in my same car and seeing (mostly) the same people. But there have been changes. Sure, some... Continue Reading →
Readers, it's with great pleasure to reveal that my short story, Bloodhound, is included in the March 2022 issue of JOURN-E! You'll find it starting out the Detection & Mystery section. Bloodhound is the story of Agent John Tanner's hunt for a fabled creature - the Pied Piper. The agency he works for operates in... Continue Reading →
Readers, I'm so excited to reveal that my short story, The Last Flight Out, is included in the January 2022 issue of SavagePlanets! The Last Flight Out is a story about isolation and existential dread on our planetary neighbor, Mars. Commander Joel and Mission Pilot Marie, a married couple, are veteran astronauts assigned to NASA's... Continue Reading →
Readers, I'm thrilled to announce that my short story, Creature Features, is included in a new anthology from Hellbound Books Publishing - Monsters, Monsters, Monsters, Monsters! Creature Features is a tale about Keith, a young corporate executive, who is eager to prove himself in front of his peers while at a company offsite. The location... Continue Reading →
Thus I rediscovered what writers have always known (and have told us again and again): books always speak of other books, and every story tells a story that has already been told.- Umberto Eco You are correct, Mister Eco. Writing an original work of fiction is difficult. Fiction itself, whether literary or genre, requires many... Continue Reading →
Readers, my post-apocalyptic short story, Osprey, went live at MetaStellar on September 1st! Osprey takes place in Anchorage, Alaska, hundreds of years after advanced technology was abolished. Sinister forces conspire against the general population to raise the new gods from their slumber... MetaStellar Speculative Fiction This publication is my first ever reprint, which is fitting... Continue Reading →
A picture is worth a thousand words. Everyone has heard of that old saying, and for good reason. Describing a scene is hard work in creative writing! Take this featured image of a man walking in snow. In a story, you need to make this come to life for someone who doesn't have the picture... Continue Reading →
Readers, it's such a joy to tell you that my short story, Green Ghost of Honeypot, is included in the July 2021 issue of Schlock! Green Ghost of Honeypot is about a mother marooned on a distant planet, fighting to survive so she can be reunited with her children. There's many danger that await Mara...... Continue Reading →
Zombies in Las Vegas?!? An undead tiger?? A bank heist attempting to outpace a nuclear missile strike? A depth of field so shallow, it makes you reconsider your vision prescription? Who would make such a thing? Zack Snyder, that's who. Spoiler-Free Synopsis A military convoy transports a creature from Area 51 and is derailed when... Continue Reading →
Have you ever wanted to know how.... anything... works? I'm serious. Black holes, LSD, sugar, even gig economies? Josh Clark and Charles "Chuck" Bryant are the hosts of Stuff You Should Know (SYSK) and gather three times a week to dole out worldly knowledge that knows no bounds. Debuting in 2008, this behemoth has over... Continue Reading →
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