Michael A. Kechula is a retired tech writer. His stories have been published by 128 magazines and 36 anthologies. He’s won first place in 10 contests and placed in 8 others.
He’s authored three books of flash fiction, micro-fiction, and short stories: The Area 51 Option and 70 More Speculative Fiction Tales; A Full Deck of Zombies--61 Speculative Fiction Tales; I Never Kissed Judy Garland and Other Tales of Romance. eBook versions available at http://www.booksforabuck.com/ and http://www.fictionwise.com/ Paperbacks available at http://www.amazon.com/.
Anthologies[]
- Dead Men (and Women) Walking
- Deadlines: An Anthology of Horror and Dark Fiction
- Long Live The New Flesh: Year One
- Loving the Undead: An Anthology of Romance...Sort of
- Toe Tags: 21 Spine-Tingling Tales from the Best New Authors of Horror
- Twisted Legends: Urbanized & Unauthorized
Books[]
- A Full Deck of Zombies: 61 Speculative Fiction Tales
- Crazy Stories for Crazy People
- I Never Kissed Judy Garland and Other Tales of Romance
- The Area 51 Option and 70 More Speculative Fiction Tales
Story Credits[]
- A Benevolent Decision
- A Big Wad of Cash
- A Brilliant Discovery
- A Buck A Head
- A Can of Ginger Ale
- A Change of Pace
- A Deep Cut
- A Fabulous Concept
- A Fabulous Human Being
- A Fabulous Vacation
- A Fair Trial
- A Good Education Pays Off
- A Gourmet Meal
- A Great Discovery
- A Great Movie Star
- A Nasty Cut
- A Noble Goal
- A Pint of Blood
- A Preemptive Strike
- A Rough Choice
- A Safer New York
- A Special Treat
- A Stupendous Scientific Discovery
- A Success Story
- A Terrible Situation
- A Very Sweet Treat
- A Vital Question
- A Way Out
- A Wonderful Bird
- A Wonderful Snack
- Amnesia
- An Award-Winning Show
- Ask the Spirits
- Back Home After War's End
- Bad Intuitions
- Beautiful Marla
- Before and After
- Billy's Pet
- Blue Fire
- Boredom
- Carnival Time
- Career Choices
- Casino Bizarro
- Charlie's Amazing Bathing Suit
- Compromise
- Dark Side of the Moon
- Devine Mission*Dire Warning
- Disbelief
- Dolphins Are Genuine
- Don't Mess With SETI
- First Contact
- Flea Market Special
- Fluids
- Food Fads
- For Want of a Dollar
- Friendly Fred's
- Frozen Treats
- Genocidal Bastards
- Good Doggie
- Got Milk?
- Grand Opening
- Gross Misinterpretation
- Happy Days Are Here Again
- Hard Lessons in History
- Head Doctor
- Heading for Los Banos
- Hemingway's Hashery
- Highway 35
- Hot Chow
- Howie's Empty Chair
- If Only the Portuguese Hadn't Died
- Illusion
- Jake's New Medicine
- Kidnapped
- Leave the Doors Open
- Love Starved
- M
- Mad Killer
- Malevolent Presence
- Martian Beauty Standards
- Midnight Hugs
- Misinterpretation
- Mysterio and Galatea
- Nasty Chester
- Nirvana
- No Reprieve
- Pooky Burgers
- Positive Affirmations
- Precious Cargo
- Puppy Island (A Fairy Tale)
- Pure Gold
- Rah-Rah-Shish-Boom-Snake
- Red Dust
- Reducing Crime
- Retaliation
- Revenge Day
- Sacrificial Offerings
- Saving the Whales
- Searching for Dr. Harlow
- Searching for Harry
- Size Doesn't Matter
- Squigglies
- Sweet Revenge
- Table Dancers
- Tasty Snacks
- The Anniversary Party
- The Bastards of Hollybird
- The Bonus
- The Break Up
- The Contract
- The Golden Goddess
- The Golden Rule
- The Grand Silence
- The Green Rock
- The Intruder
- The Jumper
- The Refund
- The Ruby Idol
- The Sabbatical
- The White Dragon
- The Woman Without the Red Dress
- The Wooden Door
- Threats
- Timing Is Everything
- Ugly Duckling
- Unspeakable Misery
- Zanker's Serum
- Zombie Fingers
- Zombie Money