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Welcome to It's For A Story.
I’m E.B. Howard, and since Jan. 2024 I’ve been posting serial and short fiction across a variety of genres. If you’re interested in more about this newsletter and my philosophy of writing, see my about page.
This post serves as a navigation hub for my published stories.
Ongoing Fiction Serials and Expanded Universes
+ Radiance: short novel, superhero sci-fi with romance.
Radiance is a lighthearted fiction serial about one of Earth's darker timelines. It takes place around 2013 in a world where atypical abilities have become increasingly common, with the storyline following a group of minor-league superheroes based in Washington, DC. Our protagonist is Lady Radiance, former teen sensation, aka Christabel Jones, professional ray of sunshine—or, at least, she's trying her best.
+ Poets and Chess Players: long novel, WWII spy drama. Currently on semi-hiatus while I catch up on queued posts.
November, 1941, Austria: Viktor Polzin needs desperately to prove his loyalty to his controllers in Soviet intelligence. Matia Echevarria can’t set foot on American soil again until he does a favor for an old friend who’s gone federal. Jeanne Martin wants nothing more than to disentangle herself from the British SIS, but there’s one last thing she owes her handler. Between them all stands the man codenamed MONK, a missing informant who holds the details of the Germans’ new super-heavy tank. As they pursue him into the increasingly shadowy depths of his double life, his trail leads them down a spiraling path that may win them everything they hope for, or crush them all - the Monk included - in body, mind, and soul.
Short Fiction
+Voicemail: ~1700 words, urban dark fantasy. Lacey’s brother has been missing for years, and her private eye recommended a medium. Bad idea.
+Close Calls: ~2000 words, dark fantasy/gothic. Diana didn’t think she was looking for a good time. Jonas didn’t think he looked that dead.
+The Dead Zone: ~2000 words, action/suspense. Man vs. fish in the Gulf of Mexico. “Scarier than Jaws”—my dad.
+The Eye of Ra: ~2100 words, historical adventure. Young explorer Amalia Blake finds herself in a tomb that she’s only mostly sure has been abandoned.
+Should You Choose to Accept It: ~2000 words, spy romance. Two ex-lovers meet in Paris on the same mission. By chance? Please…