"The Caretakers of Forever" in Creepy Campfire Quarterly #5: Science Fiction Edition

My Science Fiction / Horror short story "The Caretakers of Forever" is in the anthology Creepy Campfire Quarterly #5: Science Fiction Edition.


Creepy Campfire Quarterly #5 (Kindle)

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