Haro James: Stories

An alien occupation. Resistance as a family enterprise. Stan Matheson knows duty, sacrifice, and at the end, some surprise. 2,700+ words

The Altarai arrive to strip mine the planet, and it's very much the end of life as we know it. But, hey, even all-powerful aliens can get bored and run into trouble. And then humanity's remaining one per cent becomes part of the solution. [about 3,000 words]

If you found an artifact from the future, what you would bargain for to return it? Gold? Stock tips? A burrito?

A story from Phantom of the Louvre & other tales
London, 1829. Two criminal enclaves battle for supremacy south of the Thames. Second in a steampunk collection from 2015 (notice: no real or virtual steam was applied in this particular story). ~5,200 words.

A story from Phantom of the Louvre & other tales
It's 1957. In a Toronto waterfront warehouse, a group of automatons are having a religious experience. WHAT? ~4,700 words.

A story from Phantom of the Louvre & other tales
Bunny Boyce was happy to serve in a unit where aeros didn't crash: they had landing incidents. On a New Year's test flight, both his attitude and luck began to change. ~ 4,000 words.

A story from Phantom of the Louvre & other tales
Great achievements arise out of a myriad of small conversations, and sometimes something good comes from being just a little bad: Wil Arnot Barnes. [author points and shouts "hey look, an airship"] ~5,170 words

Sometimes you find what you were looking for in high school. ~ 4300 words.