Fiction

 

Novels

The Peril of Thought: Sci Fi and Horror from the Mind of David Dean (Available on Amazon.com)

OBX

SHADOWS 

OCRACOKE (coming summer 2023)

Screenplays

OCRACOKE

Short Stories

The List

Deja Vu

I Can't Go - WINNER, Honorable Mention, Winter 2017 WritersWeekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest

Fourth Floor

Trucker

The Peril of Thought

Karma

Writers Group

Sumi Jo

Lefties' Delight

Handmade Bracelets

Amanda

Miss Bernice

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