These are some of my Short Stories. The genres you can expect to read in the links below are: science fiction, horror, mystery, and humor. Thank you for reading! :O)
If you are interested in working with me, please e-mail me at shirley@auntiepesto.com
Games
Routine – I am elated to be a writer on Routine, a First Person Sci-Fi Horror video game set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80’s vision of the future. Developed by Lunar Software. Audio directed by Mick Gordon. Published by Raw Fury.
Friends vs Friends – I am so proud to have written some dialogue/barks and character bios for Friends vs Friends, a fast and fun deck-building PvP shooter! Developed by Brainwash Gang. Music by Beícoli. Published by Raw Fury.
Novellas
Detective X – Through all the mundanities that life has to offer, Komori finds some opportunities for enchantment. (Thriller/Mystery, 17,438 words)
Short Stories
Double Jointed – Choose the best version of you. (Sci-Fi/Mystery, 7,222 words)
The Elevator – Gary has an otherworldly experience in an elevator. (Sci-Fi, 1,913 words)
Forest of Children – There are less and less children playing outside these days. (Sci-Fi/Horror, 1,875 words)
No Soliciting – Be cautious of answering the door, and of knocking on one. (Horror, 650 words)
Radio
Black Women Are Scary Podcast: Episode 4 – I am honored to be included in the Black Women Are Scary podcast Season 1, Episode 4. Listen to Forest of Children and The Elevator skillfully produced into audible delights. Black Women Are Scary is a radio-dramatic podcast that celebrates and produces short horror stories by BIPOC authors. Check out all their other great episodes! (Sci-Fi/Horror, 30 min)
Comics
My Melody – I am so happy my comic was included in the Threads that Connect Us anthology of Asian and Pacific Islander cartoonists, by Peach Bun Press. (Autobio, 8 pages)
Scripts
Forest of Children – PDF script version of my short story “Forest of Children” (Sci-Fi/Horror, 12 pages)
No Soliciting – PDF script version of my short story “No Soliciting” (Horror, 4 pages)
Blurbs from my Dailies
The Little Toad that Could – (Sci-Fi, 247 words)
Balloons – (Random, 160 words)
Soy Sauce – (Noir, 162 words)
Contagious Memories – (Sci-Fi, 643 words)
J.U.M.P. – (Sci-Fi, 180 words)