Chasing the Cure and Other Stories
A collection of speculative short stories and flash fiction written for all sorts of reasons; prompts, contests, fun. Just a place to put them all together so they'll be easier to find.…
A Soulless Destiny (On hold, pending major revisions)
Andrew Lim fought against the Lemurians, alien invaders with reincarnation technology. However, his heroic actions have cost him his soul. Deprived of any form of afterlife, he works on the boundaries of science and the supernatural to regain the immortality that had been ripped out of him. As he works towards his salvation, darker forces begin to manifest, threatening all that remains of a crippled civilization.…
Other Earth
Edwin Kang has it all; money, family, and eternal life. When a phantom vision of the distant future appears in the sky, his world view begins to get twisted in ways he could never have imagined. Would he rediscover what it means to be human, or would he find himself in pits too dark for a mortal soul? Written for Wattys Shorts 2020.…
Coffee or Tea
After escaping to the safety of a city-state, a refugee has to make a critical decision: coffee or tea? Written for the 'Coffee on a Porch' flash-fiction contest by @DystopianApocalypse.…
DEREGULATION
In a world where pain and suffering are suppressed, why do some people crave it? Inspector Jasmine Cohn interrogates a man who desires it badly enough to break the law. This is a flash fiction piece (less than 1000 words).…
Flight of the Hiryu
A battle-weary spacefarer travels the Universe on a stolen Battlestar, the Hiryu, searching for a world of peace. This little account tells of his misadventures as he helps the natives of three different planets in their quests, oblivious to their nefarious intentions.Written for the 'Five Years Since' Collaboration Contest.…
Chasing the Cure
Toby Chan has a rare disease that many doctors believe isn't real. Unwilling to live in constant agony, he gets on a spaceship for a time-dilation journey to the future, hoping the world he returns to would have a cure. Would he be able to find a life free from pain, or would innovations in medical science continue to leave him behind?Winner of the Science Fiction Holiday Contest, June 2020. General prompt: InnovationStory specific prompt: "By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour" -- Victor HugoAuthor's note: The disease in this story is fictional.…
Ten Digits of Horror - Volume One
If you're a seeker of scares and thrills and would like to get unsettled in a hurry, then this is the anthology for you. I invite you to join me as I meddle with the dark side of speculative fiction, where I play around with short stories and micro-fiction from various themes and branches of horror. In this first ten-part volume, I will explore the themes of cosmic horror, ghosts and hauntings, and unexplained events.Author's note: There will be material that some readers might find disturbing. Appropriate trigger warnings will be placed at the beginning of each story.…