Veteran explorer Max Hardwell goes missing while searching for a rare undersea mineral lode, on behalf of a global tech firm. When a team is sent to recover Hardwell's submersible, they encounter a shadowy defense agency, a sunken ocean kingdom, and... merfolk?[ official entry for Under The Sea Contest 2017 ]…
Fleeting blips on the narrative radar.…
From now on, each time @su-SPEC-t posts a non-contest writing prompt, I'll write a NON-fiction essay picking apart the same narrative theme. I'll cite examples from spec fic and broader geek storytelling to back up my points.DISCLAIMER: I'll try to keep things accessible, in terms of critical theory and other related nerdiness. If I *do* bring up intellectual jargon, I'll do everything I can to put stuff into context.…
The prodigal heir to a sugar mill returns to his hometown to settle affairs. He meets a spirited boutique hostel owner. But what exactly do they see in each other? ☼ RIYL: Cameron Crowe meets Chinua Achebe; Nick Hornby in the "developing" world☼Honorable Mention for @Romance Challenge 19 (Love Me Tinder).Prompt: "Write us a one-shot romance story focused on dating disasters."☼Word count: 2,275 approx.…
He's a neurotic professor. She's an A.I. with moxy to spare. They've been matched for a date in a Shared User Gestalt. Cue tension -- hopefully the good kind! ✺ Submitted for #SciFriday Challenge 28 - Hybrid Romance Prompt: "A glitch on a Dating Site pairing Humans with Non-Humans - Androids and Synthetics etc." ✺ Submitted for the Scifi Starts contest Shoutout to the @SciKick crew ✺ New cover design by @Red_Harvey…
A short erotic comedy piece, inspired by the prompt "lonely spaceman fantasies" ★ Written for Deus Sex Machina, a comedy erotica night based in Metro Manila ★ First read aloud in December 2014…