Myriad Minds, Inc.

TODD S. JONES

Born in Dearborn, Michigan in March of 1971, Todd still resides in the state with his wife, Carolyn Jones. He has worked in the automotive repair, computer programming, and financial services industries; retiring from full-time employment in April of 2020. Todd does still work part-time as President & CEO of Myriad Minds, Inc. (d.b.a. MM Racing and d.b.a. MM Offroading).

He enjoys weaving tales of fiction, camping, martial arts, playing guitar, motorcycle riding on his Harley, and Jeeping.

You can contact him at tjones@myriadminds.com

CONTACT

Todd S. Jones
8968 Pentecost Hwy
Onsted, MI 49265
734.260.1535
tjones@myriadminds.com

NOTE: Due to submitting stories for publication, Todd is limited on what he can display digitally. Please contact him if interested in a story.

MOON WALK: After losing his wife, Jared's space mining project is on the verge of collapse. Peculiar mechanical failures and corporate funding withdrawn force the robotic engineer to dig deeper into the moon where he finds more than precious stones. (Short story about 5,900 words) - Honorable Mention from L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest (Q4 2021)

ROLLER RINK EMPIRE: Billy's drug-dealing grandad has always taken care of him and tried to keep him out of his line of work. A rival drug dealer thrust him into a sticky situation where Billy finds out his education can be put to better use than a gun. (Short story about 3,200 words)

THE UNSPOKEN TRUTH: Donovan has made a successful career out of collecting souls with a strategic whisper here and an encouraging nudge there. The challenge of his job has faded in today's world of situational ethics and moral degradation. A new comer from the other team gives Donovan more than he bargained for while working a routine hostage situation. (Short story, about 4,400 words) - Honorable Mention from L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest (Q4 2022)

HUSHED PASSING: Tarough Jacob always wanted to be an assassin, like his father and father before him. After his final exam goes sideways and his brother disappears, Tarough is put on the trail of a former renegade graduate. (Short story about 2,800 words) - Silver Honorable Mention from L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest (Q1 2022)

DANSE DES MORTS: Death comes to all in due time, but not always in the form one may expect. Melek finds his life thrust into turmoil when his wife is murdered during the birth of their daughter, Morticia. He must protect his child, who he discovers is destined to become death incarnate, and unveils a plot to open a rift to the realm of demons. (Novel - Part 1 in the trilogy)

THE GATE KEEPERS: A race of inter-dimensional travelors are nearly wiped out after discovering an evil that will do anything to dominate all living beings. The gates are sealed, but a council member's daughter knows they must help continue the fight and free the myriad worlds that have already been enslaved. (Novel - Part 1 in the trilogy)

DARK INFLUENCERS: Dimitru is the seventh son of a seventh son that tries to live as a normal teenager with his adopted family. Yet, eon old beings haunt his thoughts as they try to control him and set themselves free. (Short story about 2,900 words) - Honorable Mention from L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest (Q2 2022)

DEJAVU: After losing his best friend in a hiking accident, a young man finds the veil between alternate realities thinning where his friend passed. The other side gives him hope, but that hope quickly turns sour and he must figure out how to escape his past and prevent an even worse future from transpiring.

A FRIEND MOURNED: Based on a true story about a young man who faces the lose of a friend and how selective memories hide the dark that was within the person he viewed as an older brother. He discovers that to keep his friend in his heart, he must cherish the bad, and good, that made up his friend.

MALICIOUS DESTINY: It has been decades since the war with the Enochian magi, yet Deston finds that they've returned. His dreams of easy living have to be put aside to help save the earth, once again against the creatures the Enochians summon with their blood magic. (Short story about 4,000 words) - Semi-Finalist from L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest (Q3 2022)

LUTHER'S TWISTED TALE: A sword and sorcery tale about an unexpected hero, Luther the Lustrous, who must face an ancient threat that could destroy the realm. When he acquires a magnificent sword that tries to twists his mind and body to its will, he is tghrust into facing a long forgotten curse. He finds love, mystery and unexpected friends on his quest. (Novel - Part 1 in the trilogy)

DISEASED: A naturally born vampire finds himself himself being hunted after digging into his parents peculiar disappearance. He discovers he was never meant to be and that others feel he will bring about the end to their dark society. He must muster the courage to rise up against those who are hunting him, and become the hunter.

FAERIE SPRINGS: A young faerie wishes for magical wings on her birthday, but the magic that had supplied the realm of Finias for centuries has been drained away. She discovers she may be the Fae's only hope against the evil that wishes to destroy them. (Short story about 5,200 words) - Honorable Mention from L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest (Q1 2023)

A FAMILIAR TAIL: A young cat, Scratch, finds her familiars are disappearing and ends up discovering a darker force at play. She must find answers, before the answers find her.

ANGEL OF SALVATION: A story about a vampire who tries to find absolution in becoming a contract killer.

THE RACE: A fictional story about a couple of friends who find themselves forced into a drag race that could change their lives.

POETRY

A Feeling From The Heart
A Modern Life
Content Love
Crossing Paths
Future Hope
Ode to Death
Sensible Love
Sustaining Memories
Taking a Ride
The Journey
The Lake
The Rest of Our Lives
The Search
The Wedding Tale