“How I Went from a Serial NaNoWriMo Quitter To Winner”
AKA: “How I Got My Shit Together and Finished NaNoWriMo” AKA: “How I Won NaNoWriMo with a Full Time Job” I’ve considered myself a writer for decades. You’ve seen some…
The Disabled Tyrant’s Pet Fish Fan-Fic
She stood before the throne room doors, twice her height and adorned with golden dragons. To most, they were a symbol of the power of the emperor. To her, it…
Fiction Friday: Potential Character Backstories For a TTRPG Game
Playing table-top role-playing games (TTRPGs) are a favorite pastime of mine. I love the collaborative storytelling, the camaraderie, and all the memories that can come from a single session or…
A Collection of 13 Haiku
I've struggled a lot creatively since the start of the pandemic. It's been harder to focus and almost impossible to finish projects. This is precisely why my website has hosted…
At Your Grave (Short Story)
"Fancy meeting you here," she whispered, tears already beading up at the corners of her eyes. She took a knee slowly, reverentially, and placed flowers on the granite slab. She…
Girl’s Night (Short Story)
She liked to keep her apartment cold; it kept her from getting too comfortable. Though sweaters littered the floor, she had neither the intention nor the energy to put them…
Spaghetti (Short Story)
This year, I'm going to tell them. The plane landed with little more than a bump and a skid. My stomach was still in my throat, though. I've always hated…
“Thoughts of a Journal” (Short Story)
Day 0: I came to be with love from human hands. My pages may not be the thickest, nor my cover the fanciest, but I know I'll find an owner…
Should My Characters, “Just Go To Therapy?”
One of my old refrains from my time in writing workshops was that I found “modern fiction,” annoying. Why? By my estimation, a lot of the problems in these stories…