Jeremiah Kleckner

Andy Rivera specializes in doing the bare minimum. That is unless it involves making his all-star older brother Xavier look bad. But after Xavier suffers a crippling injury during the homecoming football game, Andy is so shaken with regret that he escapes into the world of middle school wrestling. And when old habits threaten to sabotage these new challenges, Andy comes face-to-face with a MAJOR DECISION.

Speculative North is a magazine of high-quality, entertaining, and thought-provoking science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories with an international scope and regional Canadian focus. Issue #2 includes: "Bathwater Mermaid", by Avra Margariti; "Not a Vampire", by Jeremiah Kleckner; "Vat Life", by Franco Amati; "Turtle Hatchlings", by Victoria Feistner; "Nominative Determination", by Maureen Bowden; "Restraint", by John Mavin; "To Sift the Sacred", by Brian Rappatta; "Witching", by Erin Kirsh; "Star Trip(tych)", by M.X. Kelly. Non-fiction content includes an interview with fantasy author Scott Thrower.As of 2 Oct 2020, issue 2 of Speculative North is a #1 Amazon Bestseller for SF short stories and #1 for fantasy short stories on Amazon .ca And #1 in SF anthologies on Amazon .com

Suspenseful and disturbing, CREATURE is the third entry in THE TOME OF TESTAMENTS, a 26-part dark urban fantasy series of short fiction that will keep you at the edge of your seat... and your sanity.When a dying cultist hands Gracie a mysterious shard, she is at a loss. Damon Nero and Dloigotha have locked themselves in a dark embrace and refuse to be disturbed, making it impossible for her to consult THE TOME OF TESTAMENTS. Without the malevolent guidance they have come to rely upon, Gracie and her husband Chris find themselves alone on a murderous adventure that takes them from Hoboken up into the Hudson Valley and the Catskills to prevent rival cultists from raising their own eternal CREATURE from the deep.

Thrilling and violent, ADVERSARY is the first entry in THE TOME OF TESTAMENTS, a 26-part dark urban fantasy series of short fiction that will keep you at the edge of your seat... and your sanity.On the dark streets of Jersey City and Hoboken, Damon Nero fights to bring his goddess back from her exile in the OUTER HELLS. While hunters and cultists attempt to keep him from his beloved, Damon pushes forward, ignoring pain and the threat of death to achieve his ends.But as he puts the final pieces into play, Damon finds himself caught in a dangerous game that he does not yet understand. Threatened by an old and familiar ADVERSARY, he begins to realize that this is only the beginning.

Explosive and savage, BEAST is the second entry in THE TOME OF TESTAMENTS, a 26-part dark urban fantasy series of short fiction that will keep you at the edge of your seat... and your sanity.Damon Nero has reunited with Dloigotha, but the archaic goddess is cold and impatient since her exile in the OUTER HELLS. While they walk the streets of Hoboken and Jersey City, Damon mentors her in the ways of manipulating her new human skin, a sad necessity for survival while living among the undulating and filthy masses of humanity.And when a cybernetic BEAST is released into the world with the mission of killing old gods, Damon Nero finds himself pushed to his limits.

Captain Hook has been captured by the British navy-and is soon to be hung. As Hook tells his life story to his captor, it soon becomes clear that the fearsome pirate was once a scholarly, if sickly boy-until one fateful night in Port Royal, when he meets the volatile Peter Pan ... Raise the Jolly Roger and discover the book that opened thousands of eyes to the possibility that, once upon a time, Captain Hook was not the villain we know him to be. First published in June of 2012, this original story takes you through Captain Hook's rise to piracy, including his first confrontation with Long John Silver and his service on the Queen Anne's Revenge alongside Blackbeard at the Charleston Blockade. This book is not a retelling of the events of J. M. Barrie's beloved novel. Far from it. It's a defense of the world's most famous pirate, told by the man himself. Captain Hook has reason and wit behind his hatred for Peter Pan. If only someone would listen. "Compelling from first page to last" - SFFaudio Podcast #357 "Fantastic and tightly written" - SFFaudio Podcast #357 "Peter Pan is a monster" - SFFaudio Podcast #357 "A sleeper... an undersold masterpiece" - SFFaudio Podcast #357