Dreampunk is a niche genre of speculative fiction that asks the question "Is this real?" and then follows up with "What does that even mean anyway?"Alice in Wonderland would be the prototypical example, but any anti-authoritarian investigation into the nature of dreams, reality, the self, and the universe might qualify. Examples abound in books, movies, and TV. Keep reading to see what I mean.…
Ultra-short summaries of classic fairy tales, folk tales, legends, and myths, including:Aladdin,Alice in Wonderland,Beauty and the Beast,Bluebeard,Cinderella,The Elves and the Shoemaker,Faust,The Frog Prince,Goldilocks and the Three Bears,Hansel and Gretel,Jack and the Beanstalk,The Little Mermaid,Little Red Riding Hood,The Monkey King,Peter Pan,Rapunzel,Robin Hood,Rumpelstiltskin,Sleeping Beauty,The Snow Queen,Snow White,Swan Lake,The Three Little Pigs,The Ugly Duckling,The Wizard of Oz,and many, many more!…
This is where I'll put little creepy stories as I come up with them. Most of these are challenges with a very specific word count. I can't resist those.Honors: * "Pleasant Dreams": Flash in the Dark (June 2018, Staff Pick)…
I've been writing songs since I was a teenager, and just keeping them hidden away for my eyes only. Now, for a limited time only (depending on feedback), you can look through my personal songbook!Some of these songs will appear in my longer works like Adaleide in Ozghard or Two-Headed Lamb, but most are just one-offs I wrote when the mood struck me. If you find yourself wondering what some particular song is about, just ask in the comments, and I'll do my best to explain.I've never actually taken the time to learn an instrument, but I'm a pretty fair whistler, and I love to sing. Any musicians out there interested in working with me? I'm definitely open to that.…
Quentin Coldwater, Julia Wicker, Josh Hoberman, and Kady Orloff-Diaz face off against the Beast in a somewhat different guise. Josh takes the lead this time with a plan that will cut Quentin down to size.This is my entry in Syfy's #BattleTheBeast contest. It's based on Lev Grossman's series The Magicians and its TV counterpart.Length: 1,500 words, 6 pages…
Sometime around 1994 (when I was maybe 11), I wrote and illustrated a children's book. It was heavily influenced by both Back to the Future and Jurassic Park, which at the time was brand new. I was also a big fan of The Time Machine by H. G. Wells. It's really interesting (and a little unsettling) for me to see how little I've changed as a writer in the past twenty years. Oh well, enjoy! Highest Ranking: #404 in Science Fiction (2016.09.06)…