IT BEGAN WITH A WORD
... and then another until, eventually, after toiling and many a troubling night, a story was born. Then another. Through bleeding fingertips and sweating palms, tossing and churning, the author was born. And this is the fruit of that labour.
SHORT STORIES & FLASH FICTION
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A PLACE IN TIME
Reality is defined by experience, or so they say. For Ms. Mashu, it's a lot more serious and confusing than that.
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WELCOME TO AFTER-LIFE
Death is no longer the end of life, but it comes at a cost. Sgt. Ana has to navigate the perils of corporate contracts to regain her memories.
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DANCING LIGHTS & FLYING WHALES
Two worlds meet and have to work around language barriers. Time is against them and one will have to choose when, not if, to let go.
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SONGS IN THE SILENCE
Sometimes, all it takes is a song. Olovia, having lost her voice, is the last person she'd have thought would be able to save the ship and return everyone to the Earth.
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ALMOST EVERYONE
Asha has always been sick and now she's dying, but she has the choice to live at the cost of everything she knows to break the conspiracy keeping everyone indentured.
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OLIFANTS & INNOCENCE
When the creatures of war arrive, a father must protect his children and his people. But can he stand against mighty machines built to scrape the sky?
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X-AXIS 4
This reality might not be the only one in existence; a theory Greg is determined to prove. His reliance on a mysterious colleague ends up proving this in ways that Greg hadn't expected.
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A CLOCKWORK FLU
What if your childhood pet made you sick? Young Sarah has to tackle this dilemma when a deadly disease spreads among her community's animals. Does she give her friend up to die, or risk her own life?
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LIGHTS IN THE FOG
A movie date goes terribly wrong when a sudden thick fog descends on the town and Jax is stranded alone to face what may nor may not lurk beyond sight.
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LOOK INTO HER EYES
An ancient curse and a deadly succubus. Betty is trapped in a painting of her likeness and has to witness a gruesome event in her living room.
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PILLARS OF THE SKY
A fairy tale retelling of “The Red Ettin” collected by Joseph Jacobs, as told from the perspective of the antagonist who may have simply been trying to save the world.
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BLOCKCHAIN LORE ENTRIES
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THE HINTERLAND HUNTERS
Wrestling lore entry for the WOO game on HIVE.
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A COLLISION, A COALITION
An origin story lore entry for the game Hashkings on HIVE.
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AWAKENING: THE JOURNEY BEGINS
A piece of fan fiction for the Splinterlands game on HIVE.
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MICRO FLASH FICTION
