fiction

  • First thing’s first, I’ve ported some of the short stories I had taking up space over on Substack to here. I say “ported” rather than “moved” because they are still there, and I will likely be cross-posting in the future when I make posts here. The following have been moved (links provided): Either way, this…

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  • The Princess in the Cell

    A brief experiment with muskets and magic. I would like to expand on this story and world-build once I’m done with everything else.

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  • The Pale Man: Chapter VI

    Antiquities The narrator, Bill, stumbles upon an antique shop where the owner knows about the Pale Man.

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  • The Pale Man: Chapter V

    The Pale Man Comes After a long while, Ruth and narrator, Bill, see the Pale Man…

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  • The Pale Man: Chapter IV

    Back at the House The kids make it home, if a bit shaken.

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  • The Pale Man: Chapter III

    Something in the Forest The kids are out too late, and there’s…something in the forest.

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  • The Pale Man: Chapter II

    Mystic Ranch The narrator and his sister arrive at Uncle Phil’s ranch with their cousins and manage to talk Aunt Susan into letting them go out a little later than normal.

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  • The Pale Man: Chapter I

    The Summer Begins The narrator travels to Idaho for the summer with his sister and gets an odd warning from his uncle.

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  • Okay, time for an update… I haven’t been doing much work lately. I’d love to blame “unexpected time out of the house to prepare for foul weather,” but the weather honestly was nowhere near as bad as expected where I live, not that I didn’t spend a couple days stuck inside. It’s been a purely…

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  • Unfortunate News…

    First off, it’s not what the title may suggest. I’m fine, my family is fine, and I’m not even close to giving up on anything. No, the unfortunate news is that printing costs are increasing once again. Honestly, I’ve been sort of expecting this, given broader economic trends since…well, about 1913, but that’s beside the…

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