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A group of teenage boys make a reality-altering discovery in an empty lot, circa 1993. ∞ Originally published in Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 4 ∞ A Wattpad Featured Story as of May 2015…

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Reclusive Scottish comic book writer Gareth Morrow has been living incognito for years. A group of 20-something fans from Manila are convinced that he's hiding in the mountains of rural Kalinga province. Their search bookends a decades-spanning tale of a flawed creator and the many lives influenced by his stories.…

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What happens when a literal Professor of Coolness begins to feel like he's losing his edge? ∆ Originally published as a hypertext story on Philome.la ∆ Updated with new images in March 2016. ∆ A Wattys 2016 visual story nominee.…

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A contest book for Mad Hatter Day 2019…

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Now accepting reading requests for with conditions. More details inside. ✽ Cover and interior photos by Jammi Nedjadi.…

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Mark Twain returns to Nevada to report about the opening of a rail line into the mountains. But he finds a more bizarre story among the Cantonese laborers working on the tracks.…

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Around the world, individuals of magickal significance are going missing during the witching hours. Plucky teenager Inoue Risu must step up from being a local monster fighter and uncover a dimension-spanning paranormal conspiracy. With the help of her grizzled sensei Jairuzu, she'll encounter bird-demons, a Pepper's ghost, and nihilistic exorcist bros, as she discovers what it takes to stop an eldritch cataclysm. ✽ Based on the prompt for the Witching Hour contest by @ParanormalCommunity. Ineligible for competition - approx. 6000 words ✽…

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The Feast Day of San Galileo brings a motley group of revelers to Kota Maynilad. During the fiesta, sheltered mage-in-training Otts meets Ynés, a feisty machinist's apprentice. As they while away the day together, they encounter the port city's bustling youth culture: punk rock minstrels; carefree kit-bashers who remix spells into mash-ups; sidewalk herbalists with their mind-expanding home-brewed potions; and "glamplayers" who use cantrips to take on the appearance of their favorite folk heroes. Along the way, this mismatched pair discover invaluable lessons about magick, science, 'adulting', and each other. A coming-of-age novelette set in a world of enchanted tech and Philippine alternative history. Recommended If You Like: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist transplanted to manapunk Southeast Asia…

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A Post-Künstlerroman in Five Passages § A writer struggles to finish his second novel while also trying to be a dad, an outsourced customer support trainer, a tabletop gamer... and perhaps more? § Submitted for #LitFicContest 1: The Writer, October 2016. Prompt: "a writer, writing" § 690 words approx.…

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Entry for the 100 Quirky Ways to Die 2017 contest by @HGWProject ✾ On New Year's Eve before year 2000, an occult researcher uncovers a sex magick conspiracy. Cue hilarity (hopefully). ✾ A tongue-in-cheek send-up of cults and cabals. RIYL: the nympho bastard child of Umberto Eco and Chuck Palahniuk.…

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Look at this collection as your very own inter-dimensional portal, one that spans multiple genres and niches, from hard-boiled noir and space opera, to wuxia and pulp adventure. In these very short stories, readers will be transported to strange new worlds via brief encounters, often less than 100 words at a time. Along the way, you'll meet a global cast from all eras: an intrepid Lakota teen sleuth, a white-knuckled treasure-hunter, an overseas Filipina care-giver who's embraced the So-Cal lifestyle, and a daring spy investigating reports of Nazi occult activity, to name just a few. If you ever wanted to fight alongside Mexican seinen heroes, break out from a deadly supermax prison, or witness young lovers awkwardly critiquing globalization, then join me for these Adventures in Brevity.…

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On March 21st, 1926, a misfit bunch of thrill-seekers venture into the Everglades, hoping to stop a ritual that might bring about the end of civilization. But perhaps their nefarious foes could already be elsewhere? ☼ Runner-Up in the Equinox Adventure contest by Adventure Community (February/March 2016) ☼ Word count: exactly 2000…

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A social enterprise team cuts their business trip short when a security crisis hits an unstable East African nation. Two of the group members are left in the wilderness, amid threats from rebel militias, hostile elements, and an ageing King of the Beasts. ☼ 2nd Place Winner for A Rumble In The Jungle contest by @adventure (July 2017) ☼ Word count: 1998…

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A field trip to the Thar Desert takes a turn for the strange when timespace anomalies cause an unscheduled detour. ☼ Written for the 1k Fun challenge by @adventure (August 2017) ☼ Failed to remain within the challenge limit. Word count: 1219…

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A group of young backpackers from Manila get more than they expected when they seek out a reclusive tribe in the Scottish highlands. ☠ Originally published on microhorror.com in August 2013…

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"Late Antiquitiy noir" ✺ A brief story about a hotshot chariot racer who gets caught up in the intrigue of Byzantine power struggles ✺ Recommended if you like: historical crime fiction, The Fast and the Furious but with chariot races, Assassin's Creed…

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A cellphone novel about post-life crisis. ☨ A nebbish Filipino vampire reconsiders his (post-)life choices after a fun but stressful dalliance with a party girl. ☨ RIYL: What We Do In The Shadows, Phonogram, Being Human, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night…

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The villains of Empire City gather to address the most recent threat to their business: a disruptive "crime-sharing" app.…

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Conversations from the end of the world…

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Contest entries • @LayethTheSmackdown by @Ooorah • Transcripted Quests by @TheCRYPTIC_ • @WattZombie Contests • The 6-Pack Challenge by @action • Vampires Everywhere! Challenge by @WattVampires • Changing Seasons Contest by @ChallengeCorner • @ParanormalCommunity Challenges • Write To Rank by @action…