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Harvey Stanbrough

Biography

Harvey Stanbrough was born in New Mexico, seasoned in Texas and baked in Arizona. For a time, he wrote under five personas and several pseudonyms, but he takes a pill for that now and writes only under his own name. Mostly.

Harvey is an award-winning writer who follows Heinlein’s Rules avidly. He has written and published over 60 novels, 8 novellas, and over 200 short stories. He has also written 16 nonfiction books on writing, and he’s compiled and published 31 collections of short fiction and 5 critically acclaimed poetry collections.

To see his other works, please visit HarveyStanbrough.com.

For his best advice on writing, see his Daily Journal at HEStanbrough.com.

Where to find Harvey Stanbrough online

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Books

The Benefit to Breathing by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 14,020. Language: English. Published: November 16, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General, Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction
These are five intense short stories. This short description apparently was too short to get into the premium catalogue so i'm adding this. If Smashwords were realistic, I mean how do I compact a description of a five-story collection without just saying it's five stories? I can't even give just the titles in this stupid space. Seriously, lighten up a little bit. Okay, I'm guessing maybe that's en
Rarities About Town by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 27,750. Language: English. Published: November 16, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction
These stories run the gamut from SF to horror, a hit men to humor, outer space to street gangs. There is ego, a coffin and a very strange baby. murder, mystery, terror and psychopathy. Even a twisted psychiatrist, a helpful mob guy and a great deal more. Come along on the ride.
About Town by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 14,790. Language: English. Published: November 16, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction
Short Description: These stories run the gamut from SF to horror, a hit men to humor, outer space to street gangs. There is ego, a coffin and a very strange baby. murder, mystery, terror and psychopathy. Even a twisted psychiatrist, a helpful mob guy and a great deal more. Come along on the ride.
Whirlwinds I Have Known by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 16,870. Language: English. Published: November 13, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Western, Fiction » Romance » Action/adventure
These five stories run the gamut of the near erotic to the pure romance, from the wild west to murder for hire. The common thread? They're all about the women.
No Deposit No Returns by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 19,810. Language: English. Published: November 13, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic, Fiction » Adventure » Action
These five stories run the gamut from one foolish man to another through an incredible future to a morgue to a pastoral home.
Sanctioned by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,700. Language: English. Published: November 2, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
In "Sanctioned" the reader is drawn into a seventh-floor walkup. About fifteen minutes before midnight, the telephone rings. The gentleman in the apartment is annoyed, waiting for his favorite state-sanctioned program to come on television at midnight. But this is a phone call that will change his life. Or maybe give it back.
The Overall Effect of Them by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 36,300. Language: English. Published: October 26, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
These ten stories run the gamut of the near erotic to the pure romance, from the wild west to an incredible future, nfrom murder for hire to a pastoral home to a morgue. The common thread? The women who drove them
Family by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 4,210. Language: English. Published: October 25, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
There are families, and there are families, and family members come in all kinds. Some are good to talk with, some to hang out with, and some will kill you. The characters in this story use strong language.
Barbecue by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,180. Language: English. Published: October 22, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Two buddies on a camping trip in a remote desert location. A town full of women nearby. Fantasies abound. But is it all fantasy? Or is some of it sheer terror? Come along for a surprise.
Ink by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,630. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
Angela is very very good at her job. Still, there are some places in which a woman just shouldn't play. Aren't there? Some of the men in the story think so. Will she change their minds? Will they be alive to know it? Come along.
Sordid & Organized by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,370. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological, Fiction » Horror » General
As Hallowe'en approaches, take a guided tour through the prep room of a mortuary. Let the mortician himself explain how difficult or easy is the preparation for each person. Well, former person. Don't miss his take on the delivery people, those of fewer skills who bring his clients to his place of business. And don't miss his knowledge of the various kinds of waste. And why it often is a shame.
About Mrs. Featherberry by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,420. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
Why is the waitress in this small town opening up to this newcomer? What do rotten sardines have to do with homemade pie?
There's No Fool by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 4,060. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Reginald Cranston, senior partner in the lawfirm of Cranston, Cranston, Swain and Devereaux, is about to lose Devereaux. And he doesn't want to lose her. She's the junior partner at only 29 years old, but she's also his fantasy.
The Day They Came by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 4,320. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
An alien invasion. Freedom fighters caught and held in a rainy, drizzly prison. To wait. But for what?
Desecration by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 2,560. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
Only a god could walk forever without leaving anything behind or approaching anything else. But how? And why?
Exotic by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,540. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
A meek, mild accountant from Cleveland finally, finally gets a break when he lands a big client for his firm. But he gets an even bigger one when he gets to Louisiana.
The Advent of Simon Stark by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 57,190. Language: English. Published: October 16, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Political
The Solgrens have long since forgotten the burden and the pleasures of having a physical body. They are entralled with humans' ability to focus the physical, the mental and the emotional on one project at one time. Will their bodymeld insert accomplish what they put him on Earth to do, or will humanity overtake him? And if it does, what then? Destroy the planet and move on, or opt for Plan B?
Harold Nickel's Last Dime by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 4,710. Language: English. Published: September 12, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
For a boy born and bred in Florida, hanging out in the drizzly, frozen northwest is far from ideal, or even possible. Even if he is in witness protection. What will Harold Nickel risk to feel the sun on his face again, smell the salt air. And how far will he go? And go? And go?
The Old Jenkins Place by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,580. Language: English. Published: September 12, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
There's something about the old Jenkins place, but what's the allure? Is it the dead body in a living house? Or is it the chance to live forever?
Finding Harold by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 2,840. Language: English. Published: September 12, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Mavis sets out to find her husband, who's been gone longer than she thinks he should. Who can blame Harold for wanting to disappear? But she finds him. Boy does she find him.
Paper Hearts by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 2,650. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Romance » Paranormal » General
In a story reminiscent of Hemingway's work, a waiter works his way through a shift at an all-night café. On the table in the back booth he finds a pair of paper hearts. But when exactly did he find them?
The Battle of Tres Caballos by
Series: The Wes Crowley Novels, Book 8. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 52,110. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Like all of us, Wes isn't always in control of all the accounts in his life. Fate has a great deal more in store for him, including old friends and older enemies. Come along as Wes accepts a special appointment, battles a cunning and vicious enemy, and experiences the magic of Mexico first hand.
Pete & Repeat by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 1,960. Language: English. Published: August 22, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Humor
C'mon, everyone knows the old non-joke about Pete and his buddy, right? Still, seems like there's always one more young'un wantin' to put an old timer to shame. Only it doesn't always happen just that way.
The Marshal of Agua Perlado by
Series: The Wes Crowley Novels, Book 7. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 56,200. Language: English. Published: August 1, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Romance » Western
Disenchanted with being a lawman and having trusted faulty friends, what will Wes do with the rest of his life? Sometimes—maybe more often than we'd care to admit—fate makes our choices for us. Apparently the ride isn’t over quite yet. Come along to meet the force of nature Coralín as well as the proprietor of the local cantina (and Keeper of the Tales) and the other folks of Agua Perlado.
Wes Crowley Texas Ranger by
Series: The Wes Crowley Novels, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 62,130. Language: English. Published: July 15, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
In Book 3, Wes and his buddy Mac battle Comanches, comancheros and banditos while making new friends and losing old ones. Four Crows still casts an ominous shadow over the plains and arroyos of the north Texas panhandle. Is he real or only a myth? Can anyone stop him? And what about the Talbot brothers? Their story continues into the next generation. Saddle up. It's time to ride!
Death of a Persona by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,520. Language: English. Published: July 4, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
What does a writer do when he realizes his intellectual property is starting to come up missing? And what if he finds out one of his own personas is stealing his ideas? Or even whole stories?
Saved by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,270. Language: English. Published: June 27, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
What would it be like to be the last man on Earth, or at least to believe yourself so? Not only that, but the only other living creature is a live oak tree. Albeit one who listens well, but never speaks. Until it's too late.
The Laborer by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,810. Language: English. Published: June 14, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Romance, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
This is an intense short story, a lightly erotic romantic fantasy. A laborer is digging the postholes for a new back yard fence for his client. Of the clients, the husband is in Japan on an extended business trip. The wife is watching the laborer through the window over her kitchen sink. The end of the story is left to the reader's imagination.
Going Back by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 6,970. Language: English. Published: June 7, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
You're 76 years old. You're in good health and your doctor has determined that you have 24 years left in your normal lifespan, barring accidents. Would you trade that 24 years to be 24 years younger? So you'd be 52. But what if you could live only half that time on the other side? Would you still go for it?
The Unfortunate Life of Thomas Mercer by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,380. Language: English. Published: May 27, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
Thomas Mercer, preacher, is staggering down the road holding his gut. As he mulls his distant childhood and his more recent life, he reaches some conclusions, or does he? It's difficult to tell as he wrests his mind from the silly to the serious to give his death the dignity it deserves.
Comanche Fire by
Series: The Wes Crowley Novels, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 49,420. Language: English. Published: May 25, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Ride wild on a good horse in a just cause along with the Texas Rangers in the Wes Crowley saga. Eleven volumes and counting. In Book 2, we meet the venerable Talbot brothers: one preacher, one farmer, and one bandito. Are all Rangers always on the right side of the law? And are all banditos evil to the core? The answers might surprise you. Pack your bedroll and come along to find out.
Coralín by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 2,670. Language: English. Published: May 18, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Romance » Western
This is a love story set in Mexico in the late 1800s. Being a lawman takes a toll that former Texas Ranger Wes Crowley knows all too well. He's settled with the notion that he will live and die alone to avoid bringing harm to those he might have loved. But Coralín Martinez de Silva is a force of nature, and she has ideas of her own.
The Brief, Happy Career of Judas Talbot, Circuit Riding Preacher by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,700. Language: English. Published: April 21, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire, Fiction » Western
Judas Talbot, the 22 year old youngest of the Talbot boys in the 1860s Texas panhandle, mistakes the primal urges in his gut for a calling to preach the gospel. He hits the circuit where he finds the women amenable and the men bad shots. Thankfully. If you enjoy laugh-out-loud humor, come along.
The Breath Formed by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,330. Language: English. Published: April 19, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
In this intense short-short story, Harvey Stanbrough considers a "big sound," the explosion that accompanies a gunshot from a high-powered rifle, from the POV of the creature whom it most directly affects. How strange that the creature has more respect for humans than they will ever have for anything but themselves.
The Rise of a Warrior by
Series: The Wes Crowley Novels, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 60,370. Language: English. Published: April 18, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Adventure » Action
In Book 1, witness the interlocking fates of three young men: Four Crows is a rising young war chief, born of blood and battle. Bored in a small town in north Texas, Wes and Mac are determined to become Texas Rangers. Where fate will lead the three of them will leave you breathless. A tale in which the lines between right and wrong are often blurred, but not for Wes Crowley.
The Road to Amarillo by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 4,380. Language: English. Published: March 18, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Adventure » Action
This is a short story culled from the forthcoming prequel to The Wes Crowley Trilogy. In "The Road to Amarillo," 17 year old Mac and 16 year old Wes witness a small troop of Texas Rangers taking care of business. Mac decides he has to become a Ranger, and Wes goes along. In this one, we get to meet Mac's father.
Fascination by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,480. Language: English. Published: March 12, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
In this quirky short story Harvey Stanbrough transports you back in time to a small town, much lower gas prices, and classic vehicles. Unfortunately, he also takes along a guy who just wanted to go meet and talk with his favorite novelist. Humor? Ghost story? Time travel? Redneck Hickville USA? Up to you.
The Unfortunate Case of Agatha Bitters by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,630. Language: English. Published: March 4, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Miss Agatha Demon Bitters is an octogenarian who has led a long, fruitful and active life. She isn't about to let not having a driver's license or a minor lack of funds or memory slow her down. She knows what she's about, most of the time.
Where No Man Has Gone Before by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,650. Language: English. Published: March 2, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
In this SF/Western spoof, seven wary men make their way on horseback across a severe desert in Mexico. They come upon a village where they are certain they'll find villagers who need to be rescued from banditos or some other malady. What they find is a great deal more.
Confessions of a Professional Psychopath by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 60,240. Language: English. Published: March 1, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
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Charlie Task has been labeled a psychopath by hypocrites who see themselves as "normal." And a group of wealthy investors want to know what makes him tick. On film, he describes the abandonment, disillusionment, and betrayals that created him, a professional freelance hitman. This is a fast-paced, heart-racing reading experience combined with an exploration of a skewed human mind.
Curious Tales by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 21,100. Language: English. Published: February 5, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Weird fiction, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
This is an intense collection of 5 short stories. A janitor is cleaning an fiction mill full of IBM Selectric typewriters. He's waiting for something... or someone. The unnamed professor wasn't sure. Did he slip and fall or see a vision? A state police officer investigates an eerie, heinous crime at a rest area. What if fish really is brain food? A pretentious director is shooting a horror film.
Brain Food by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,980. Language: English. Published: January 21, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
This is a psychological fantasy short story. What if an elderly woman gets it in her head that fish really is brain food? And what if she decides if a little of something is good, a lot more would be better?
Tradition by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,910. Language: English. Published: January 17, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
In this intense horror short story, a pretentious, abusive director is shooting a horror film outside a small town. To save money, he buys the talents of a Patrick Campbell lookalike. In the lead role, he really is just being himself but takes great offense at the director's presumption that he has cornered the market on what's real and what isn't. You decide.
A Little Time by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 19,700. Language: English. Published: January 15, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Suspense, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
In this novella, what would happen if a mafia boss sent one of his best, most loyal men to escort his future wife from Phoenix to Atlanta via Cadillac? A man she specifically requested?
A Smattering of Angels by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,880. Language: English. Published: January 11, 2015 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Psychological
In this intensive short story by Harvey Stanbrough, explore the inner workings of a rather odd mind. For a while the unnamed professor wasn't sure. Did he slip and fall on the ice-slicked asphalt running trail? Or did he continue to run and see a vision? Or did he slip and fall and see a vision?
Title Goes Here by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,210. Language: English. Published: December 31, 2014 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense
In this intense short story by Harvey Stanbrough, a janitor is cleaning an fiction mill in the wee morning hours. Surrounded by IBM Selectric typewriters, he decides that he could do as well as those who work here. He sits down, turns on a typewriter, and writes. But he's waiting for something... or someone.
The Baby by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 5,460. Language: English. Published: December 29, 2014 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Crime, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
In this intense short story by Harvey Stanbrough, a state police officer is called to investigate an eerie, heinous crime at a rest area. It has to do with an infant, a strange crowd of onlookers, and a key witness, all in a maddening, constantly thrumming rain.
South to Mexico by &
Series: The Wes Crowley Novels, Book 6. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 31,700. Language: English. Published: December 27, 2014 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Western
This part of the saga contains a touch of the tall tale, a bit of magic realism, and the wide-open spaces of the Texas plains, the Mexican desert, and the sea. Of course, the plains, the desert and the sea are more similar than they are different. All are filled with angry gods who conspire to pit man against the elements and himself. Saddle up! There's plenty more to come!
Longing for Mexico by
Series: The Wes Crowley Novels, Book 5. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 43,650. Language: English. Published: December 7, 2014 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Western
Can Mac really betray his oath and his lifelong friendship with Wes? And what is Wes to do? Should he stay loyal to the Rangers or to his friend? Is it possible to do both? Will the love of a woman play a role? And what of the renegade war chief, Four Crows? If one novel in this series provides a strong turning point in the saga, it's this one. Don't miss the action! Saddle up and come along!
Last Raid on Amarillo by
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 2,900. Language: English. Published: December 3, 2014 by StoneThread Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Western
This is a western short story in the Wes Crowley series of novels and stories. Texas Ranger Western Z Crowley has always been able to separate the personal from the professional. He's always done his job, even to ushering out the end of an era. But now a new menace has surfaced, and it will test even Wes' firm resolve.
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