Hi. My name is Greg Stolze, this is my web page, and I write books.

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If This Is Your First Time…

If This Is Your First Time…

In addition to the many companies that have employed me, I also self-published a few books, partially as an experiment, partially out of laziness. If lazy experimentalism sounds appealing (rather than appalling) here are some links.Read More

YEARS AWAY is now available!

YEARS AWAY is now available!

Patreon-ed last year, Years Away is now available here, you can click that link and read it, go on! It’s the story of a social worker who specializes in recovered kidnap victims, for reasons that become more and more apparent as the story progresses. It’s not horror or fantasy, and it’s about crime, but I…Read More

PRAGTA in the home stretch, MICK closing in!

PRAGTA in the home stretch, MICK closing in!

In the next four days, Pragta of the Happy House concludes on Kickstarter. The good news is, it’s hit goal, it’s printed and laid out, it’s definitely happening and it’s ready to go. The bad news is, I’ve made sixty print zines of it, each with a unique cover, and only thirty of them have…Read More

A New Mick Peltier Story, and Other News

A New Mick Peltier Story, and Other News

First, best and nicest—the Patreon process has yielded another monthly story, Mick and the Beef, in which our titular podcaster and ex-rock-star psychic gets involved with incel culture, family, and a reality show called American Beefcake. Secondly, and almost as good, I’m gearing up for the next Borzhu novella Kickstarter, so start scraping together your…Read More

Granddad’s Mystery House

Granddad’s Mystery House

I’m posting this on my 30th wedding anniversary, so I hope you can excuse me for being a little sincere. I’m updating the Patreon with the first romance story I’ve written with the intention of ‘this story’s going to be a romance!’ It’s called Gorgeous Synergies and it’s pretty funny. Also kinda long. The inspiration…Read More

It’s a New Short Story!

It’s a New Short Story!

My fiction’s all over the place here. So, first up: A Pedophile Wrote Your Favorite Song. Can you guess what the trigger warning for this one is? Yeah, it deals with sexual violence, though it does not contain explicit descriptions. It’s also about telepathy and a meditation on who victimizes and who doesn’t. Also, if…Read More

Learn With Greg, Or Just Get Some Cheap Thrills

Learn With Greg, Or Just Get Some Cheap Thrills

It is my great honor and delight to have a place with the Aurora Writer’s Workshop this summer, teaching a class on creative writing. The full details are here, but the long and short of it is, you can join me in a small group in which we explore the best individual way you can…Read More

Suddenly, There’s a Lot Happening!

Suddenly, There’s a Lot Happening!

First off, as you might gather from the image, there’s a new story up in the fiction library, and it’s called Letter From a Killer. Guess what it’s about? Yeah, grotty scary crime. Do you suppose a handsome cop shows up to make everything OK? Probably not, but I guess you have to read to…Read More

The Woods Are Angry, Dark and Deep

The Woods Are Angry, Dark and Deep

This month’s free story is up, and it’s called Dialogue With Fury. Word of warning on this one: While I produce a lot of dark stuff here, this one touches on some particularly evil behaviors, right at the final sentence reveal. It’s a mix of rural Gothic Americana and the ancient Greek avengers of those…Read More

Happy Ash Valentine’s Day!

Happy Ash Valentine’s Day!

If I understand correctly, Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day are to coincide once more in 2029, and then that’s it for the whole of the twenty-first century. Zounds! How am I, a beloved anti-realist, frequent Christian, uneasy cynic and aspiring romantic celebrating this rare conjunction? Well, I’m mainly ignoring it. My wife and I have…Read More

Building A Death Ray Is Hard

Building A Death Ray Is Hard

New fiction up! You’d think this one would be SF or horror, but it’s actually more of a gritty crime piece! Like a lot of my fiction these days, it debuted on my Patreon which, with fewer than 50 backers, is feeling a little lonely. It’s only five bucks to get a fresh new story…Read More