DIGITAL STORYTELLER, ARTIST, MUSICIAN
NOVELS
THE SISTERS - Horror, released 10/2019, digital and print available
In the top floors of an abandoned hotel, a group of young girls rally around the comfort and protection of a mysterious supernatural force called the Sisters. When one of the girls, Wendy, starts having strange visions, she begins to question whether the Sisters are truly the saviors they claim, or something much more sinister.
The debut novella from Tres Crow, "The Sisters" is a gripping tale of horror, trauma, and the sadness of growing up.
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BLACK STAG, WHITE DOE - Sci-Fi, released 4/2020 as a monthly serial, digital only
In the not-too-distant future, a botched terrorist attack combines with a massive hurricane, and the course of history is forever altered.
Set against the backdrop of the next historical crucible, "Black Stag, White Doe," the first book of the Black Emperor Trilogy, follows the harrowing journey of Daniel Fischer, a mildly successful and self-assured Atlanta condo developer turned Enemy of the State, as he struggles desperately to save the life of his sick son amidst the overwhelming and treacherous conditions of a post-disaster America.
Stripped of his all-important rights of citizenship and cast among the millions of refugees, Daniel survives one impossible situation after the next, often thanks only to his uncanny luck. Through these trials, Daniel is haunted by the ghosts of his strange past, and by a mysterious Other, a faceless and nameless presence of unknowable purpose who might just hold the key to Daniel’s and his son’s survival.
"Black Stag, White Doe" is a fusion of fantasy and reality, where a man endeavors to shape his own destiny against the greater forces of history, physics, culture, economics, politics and chance. Daniel traverses a future that is recognizable to the modern reader, where pickup trucks come with iDrive entertainment and communication systems; reality TV shows revel in the misery of the less fortunate class; and the bonds of society are stretched by webs of mutual contempt.
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THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH - Horror, coming 10/2020, digital only
Thoughtful and provocative, "The Greatest Show on Earth" upsets the well-trodden landscape of Armageddon, using the end of the world as backdrop for intertwining stories about the difficulty of being alive and the mania which defines our experiences.
At once heartrending and joyous, novel and familiar, visceral and dreamy, "The Greatest Show on Earth" describes the human spirit in all its broken and beautiful glory. It is the cast of Ennet House from "Infinite Jest" placed in the apocalypse of "Wanderers" or "The Stand." There are no heroes. There are no easy villains. There are only very flawed people, caught up in something much larger than themselves, trying to find meaning in a circus of unwitting performers and antagonistic carnival staff. The Greatest Show on Earth turns the end of all things into a celebratory vision of Man’s greatest failure, but also Man’s greatest victory.
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COLLECTIONS
RUSTERN GOTHIC - Short Story collection, coming in early 2021, digital only
After nearly 40 years of flight and decay, death and fire, Detroit is a husk of its former self. Much has been made of its seemingly endless expanse of vacant properties, poverty, and crime, and it's easy to assume you know this city. There are ghosts here, for sure, but there is also life.
Rustern Gothic is an interactive literary experience that combines a collection of magical and horrifying stories set in and around Detroit with a mobile geo-caching application that takes readers deep into the real places and events behind the stories.
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GRAND HAVEN - Photography collection, coming 5/2021, print only
Over the course of a long weekend in October, 2019, Tres wandered over nearly every square foot of his hometown, Grand Haven, MI, snapping pictures of the place that left an indelible mark on his young psyche. Part poetry collection, part photography collection, "Grand Haven" brings together the best of these musings into a highly personal and beautiful retrospective on small town life, history, and the future of America.
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SHORT STORIES
2009
"The Mastodon Beard" - Metalsucks.net – 10/2009
"The Eye of the Fish" - PBW – 12/2009
2010
"Just A Feeling" - Down in the Dirt Magazine and Ascent Aspirations – 1/2010
"The First Word" - Bright Light Cafe – 2/2010
"MemScape, 3rd Generation" - Full of Crow – 2/2010
"Mes Bons Mots" - Joyful! – 3/2010
"Ophelia" - Bastards and Whores – 3/2010
"Looking at Yourself Looking in a Mirror" - The Foundling Review – 10/2010 –
"The Devil’s Courtyard" - decomP – 9/2010 - Nominated for Dzanc Books’ Best of the Web , the Pushcart Prize, and included in decomP’s Best of the first 10 Years compilation.
"The Golden Age of Cinema" - Weirdyear – 9/2010
2011
"Stillborn" - Emprise Review – 1/2011
"The View From the House of Cards" - Loose Change Magazine – 1/2011
"Lil’ Smokey" - Full of Crow – 7/2011
"Baby’s Gonna Be A Rock Star" - Camroc Review Press – 11/2011
2012
"A Murder of Crows" - Psuedopod – 10/2012
2013
"Oasis" - Loose Change Magazine – 3/2013