Rob Vagle – Writer Of The Weird And Fantastic

Coming Soon

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robvagle/a-cut-beyond-twilight-zone-inspired-stories-in-two-books

Rob VagleJuly 3, 2026July 3, 2026

Here’s another short story for the week. Walking Nonexistent was originally published in the anthology, No Secrets Better Kept, edited by Dayle Dermatis. This story is both surreal and dream-like. I found the perfect art for the cover, too. books2read.com/u/bQ07wd

Rob VagleJuly 3, 2026July 3, 2026

Uncategorized

Dispatch From The Other Side

I’m uploading a couple of extra short stories this week, so here’s another. Dispatch From The Other Side originally appeared in The Golden Door edited by Jamie Ferguson. My story involves a mysterious and infamous postcard and a young protagonist who lost […]

Rob VagleJuly 1, 2026July 1, 2026

Crime

Twisted But Never Broken

This week’s short story is a Guillermo Tavarez story. I have several short stories with this character. No novel yet. Twisted But Never Broken first appeared in Fiction River: Dark & Deadly Passions. Dark crime fiction. books2read.com/u/3n6ydK

Rob VagleJune 29, 2026June 29, 2026

Crime Horror

Confessional

This week’s short story is Confessional. It’s both a crime story and a ghost story. A haunted bathroom stall. Originally appeared in my crime fiction collection, The Devil Is In The Dust. And reprinted in Pulphouse. books2read.com/u/bwMV8v

Rob VagleJune 29, 2026June 29, 2026

Science Fiction

Ready Mundane

This week’s short story is Ready Mundane. The graveyard shift, a breach between worlds, and the shattered innocence of a mundane. Originally appeared in Wandering Monsters: Boundary Shock Quarterly #16. books2read.com/u/b65zJ6

Rob VagleJune 21, 2026June 21, 2026

Pulphouse Science Fiction

Time Travel Is For The Trees

This week’s short story considers the goofy idea of using time travel for tree care. I had too much fun writing it. Originally published in Pulphouse Fiction Magazine #26. Time Travel Is For The Trees Stuart and his whole family gather in […]

Rob VagleJune 8, 2026July 3, 2026

Kickstarter Publication

No Secrets Better Kept

My story, “Walking Nonexistent” explores how secrets and who we share them with makes us who we are. There’s magic to it, and even a bit of love. This story is in the anthology No Secrets Better Kept. The Kickstarter is currently […]

Rob VagleFebruary 8, 2023

Publication Pulphouse

Story in Pulphouse Fiction Magazine #19

My story, Bones, appears in the newest issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. This time the story is more of crime story, but it is also a dog story. The speculative element is what they train dogs to do. Even I can’t believe […]

Rob VagleOctober 8, 2022

Publication Pulphouse

Story In Pulphouse Fiction Magazine #18

My story, The Forgiving Execution, appears in the newest issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. This is a weird science fiction story that envisions a different sort of capital punishment in America. More info on Pulphouse here: https://wmgpublishinginc.com/project/pulphouse-issue-18/ Buy links here: https://books2read.com/u/38eNgw

Rob VagleJuly 4, 2022