Cover of Such Chaos, short stories by Markus McDowell

A sample collection of previously published short that will entertain and perhaps disturb you. Author Markus McDowell explores his favorite themes about of life, death, suffering, and chaos.

These characters find themselves in such chaotic situations…sometimes of their own making, sometimes because of events out of their control. Some prevail…others struggle.

Read along and ask yourself: how would you respond?


Dr. Markus McDowell writes multigenre fiction and nonfiction, travel reviews, edits books for other authors, and ghostwrites for nonauthors. He has taught at colleges and universities in the US and Europe and spoken at conferences and retreats around the world. He lives on a 40′ motoryacht in Southern California and travels half the time. When he is not writing or editing, he enjoys exploring, kayaking, hiking, reading, drinking Scottish whisky, and smoking Cuban cigars. He shares a birthday with his favorite author, Ernest Hemingway.


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