A stranger arrives in the village of Ostholz, bearing dire news.
This was one of my entries for the Invasion! competition run by the Black Library. It was unsuccessful (obviously, or it wouldn't be here) but I liked it so much I wrote it anyway. It's fairly long, but I beg you to give a read!.
9,000 words
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As His time comes, God considers His last gift to humanity.
Just a little musing on matters religious, inspired by some findings that were in the news recently.
750 words
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An artist's quest for perfection brings him some unusual clients.
This was inspired by Chun's The Clients of Caralios (see the link to Chun's Corner in the Links page). Beyond that, it's a strange little story, and I'm not entirely sure where it came from.
1,400 words
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A witch's efforts to end her exile are almost at an end.
A flawed little story I wrote for a competition, where the subject matter was alien witches. Not, I found, the easiest subject matter. I didn't really do it justice, but this story is not all bad.
1,000 words
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My take on time travel.
This story started when I wondered what if there was no paradox in time travel. What if all of the complications and ramifications simply didn't exist? What if time travel was as consequence-free as air travel (yes, I know)?
1,100 words
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A hitman prepares to complete his task in this steampunk tale.
This was a story written late one night for the Monthly Writing Workshop at Imperial Literature. It had to feature a steampunk gangster unearthing a statue in midair. No, really! First of all I came up with A Scream of Brass which I'm hoping will get published online, and then I came up with this at the last minute.
4,400 words
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Set in a near-future mid-East country, Judge Akil's link to his Gallery is malfunctioning, but he chose the wrong shop for a repair.
This was another story written one morning for The Studio at Relic Forums. I got the idea from a phrase that popped into my head, "hating someone is so exhausting", and from there wondered how and why someone would get rid of their hate, and other deleterious emotions. The Judge came out of that, and so did the Gallery. The Oscar Wilde reference should be easy enough to spot!
3,600 words
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In the middle of the forest in the middle of the night is a lonely place to be.
I wrote this originally for a compo at Imperial Literature (the catch being that someone had to lose their shirt at some point). I missed the deadline for the compo :-( Wouldn't have won anyway, but I kind of liked the story, so here it is.
1,300 words
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