I love to write. To me, creative writing is an outlet, an opportunity to dream with my eyes open. Every now and then I decide to dust off one of my personal stories and throw it into the sea of literature. Sometimes I self-publish. Sometimes someone else publishes it. And if I'm really lucky, that someone else might even read the writing. Here is a collection of some of my fiction stories. This page will expand as stories are published or rights return to me.
Coming Soon
...or at least eventually
Good stuff is in the works. Some more Myrmecoleon is being edited, and some entirely new projects are coming along. An anthology is also on schedule to be published mid-January as well.
The Myrmecoleon : Act 2
Part two of The Myrmecoleon. Now with more kick-ass cover!
The setting is established, the characters are known, and the gloves are off. This is also where I truly committed to an "episodic" structure and decided I write to the length of a story.
Like many authors, I may also have used it as an opportunity to show-off some of my esoteric knowledge of certain topics. In this case, Dante's Divine Comedy. Gotta' love that Seventh Circle.... where assuredly nothing bad happens.
The Myrmecoleon : Act 1
This is the first entry of a long-form story I dreamt up. A science fiction fantasy hybrid with an ensemble cast, it's the kind of story I wanted to write and wanted to read.
Do not pick up this book/series expecting the kind of hollow fulfillment that defines modern publishing. There's no Voldemort to hold accountable, no MacGuffin to fix everything, no easy solutions. It's like life. People... can be broken.
The themes are identity, dichotomy, and trauma. So, it's not for kids. Each novel segues into the next, and it's a Hell of a ride.
Nat 1 Publishing Bad Cover Contest
Yes, the cover is horrible. That was the point. Six godawful covers were presented for a contest by Nat 1 Publishing. The challenge, write a short story that fit one cover and title... or write whatever you wanted in the spirit of the contest. I chose the latter, and surprisingly it won.
For those who don't know, a "self-insert" in literature isn't as dirty as it sounds. It's a term used when a writer creates a character so bland that readers can impose themselves in the story as that character, or when a writer literally creates themselves as an actor in the story. I decided "meh" and did both at once.
The Tale of Sir Reginald
The first novella I ever published. It began as a class writing prompt that I decided to continue developing. Roughly a year and 30k words later, it was finished.
The tale is a satirical fantasy story that follows the inept but goodhearted knight Sir Reginald. After he is kicked out of his castle by his wife for his sedentary ways, he sets out to complete his first knightly quest.
Somewhere between YA and Monty Python, agents wouldn't read it because it didn't fit their preconceived molds. But that didn't stop it from briefly reaching #71 on Amazon for absurdist fiction.