Archive - Richard Dauer Author

Happiness Is a Warm Typewriter

⋯ a guest lampoon post by my friend Julia of Philly... Inspired by Erik Hoel - How the MFA swallowed literature - On the total world-domination of…

Dec 30, 2024 •

November 2024

Crazy Al: The Birdhouse Mumbler

Crazy Al, with a cleft lip, always the brunt of jokes. This hobo artist said he made magic birdhouses. But what defied his crazy -- was turning…

Nov 13, 2024 •

The tension around Diane’s secret, the reason she drove the car, and how her past is affecting her daughter create a constant sense of suspense…

Nov 6, 2024 •

October 2024

Dangerous Midnight Deal

The Federal Security Service. She knew exactly who they were—the remnants of the old KGB, still shrouded in the same cold shadows. She swiped to accept…

Oct 30, 2024 •

Alina's Halloween Echoes

“It’s just a Halloween funhouse—nothing more. Alina knows there’s no reason to be unsettled... right?” "In a Boston haunted house, Alina confronts…

Oct 25, 2024 •

A Halloween Story

Midnight at the Crossroads -- Samuel's journey is about confronting the darkest parts of his past about how unresolved trauma can haunt a person.

Oct 23, 2024 •

July 2024

This is Richard Dauer Author.

Jul 16, 2024 •

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