Rick Taliaferro Member Member since 2023

From the Neanderthal Valley to You, "Wolf! Wolf!"

Fiction

Rick Taliaferro is a technical writer who pursues creative writing in his spare time. Besides short stories, he’s had a YA novel (CASCADES) published. Journal experience includes eight years as an associate editor at Bartleby Snopes, and from December 2023 to March 2025, he was an associate editor at Fiction on the Web. Recent short story publications: “Shock Corridor,” Maudlin House, July 30; “Karjaque,” CafeLit, September 19; “A Lake Monster,” Ivo Review, Issue Two, December 20; “The Miracle of the Clogged Toilet,” After/Thought Literary, January 2026; “The Self-Checkout Lane” Blood+Honey, February 22; "The Agony in the Garden," Umbrella Factory, Issue 79, June 15.