William F. Aicher: Independent Author

Frosting: A Free Surreal Short Story

Sofia licked the frosting from her fingertips. Two minutes ago, the cupcake had been there in her hands, borne of a strange conflagration of flour and sugar and god knows what else. Eggs. Probably eggs. And butter. Animals in the

Read This Book: ‘Diary of an Oxygen Thief’ by Anonymous (Book Review)

“I like hurting girls.” That’s how Diary of An Oxygen Thief by “Anonymous” begins. And from a lot of the reviews of this book that I read before picking up a copy of my own, it sure seems like that’s about

My “Poetry and Other Musings” Are Now Online and Free to Read

Though I primarily consider myself an author of novels and short stories, I (like many others) also write poetry and other notes and random musings as a way to express myself creatively. Up until now, I’ve mostly kept these “raw”

‘Fairy Tale Ending’ – My First Creepy Little “Novelette” Is Now Available!

What happens when a writer with a penchant for suspense, who also happens to be the father of three boys reads ‘Goldilocks’ as a bedtime story to his youngest son? He thinks to himself “You know what would be cool?

New Interview on My Writing Process and ‘The Unfortunate Expiration of Mr. David S. Sparks’

The other day I sat down with fellow writer, Liv Archer, to answer a few questions about my writing process and the evolution of my novel ‘The Unfortunate Expiration of Mr. David S. Sparks.’ She asked quite a few great

Indie Book Recommendation: ‘Appalachian Alchemy’ by Barlow Adams (Book Review)

2018 continues to be a pretty amazing year for me, as a reader. Not only have I read some excellent traditionally published books, but thanks to the magic of recommendations and getting to know some other authors, I’ve also been

Audiobook for Sci-Fi Novel ‘The Unfortunate Expiration of Mr. David S. Sparks’ Now Available on Audible!

Back in February, I released the paperback and Kindle editions of my science-fiction novel, ‘The Unfortunate Expiration of Mr. David S. Sparks.’ In the time since release it’s received dozens of positive reviews, with readers calling it such things as: