T Minus: 051 Days 21 Hours 03 Minutes 43 Seconds That was odd. The door was already open. Dr. Amarta Zabora removed the key to her office and pushed the door with her […]
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(Fiction) Blackout!
When I wrote Episode Four of THE MINUS FACTION back in 2015, I wondered whether a breakdown in the normal order, like a blackout, would create suspense — whether readers, who seem to live most […]
(Fiction) I will set you free!
People. That was the difference. If they had a mission, they would have put him somewhere secret, somewhere no one would see. Given him orders. When they put him in the middle of a crowd, […]
(Curiosity) Let’s Fight!
I had a couple conversations recently about writing fight scenes and how abysmal they usually are to read, even to watch. Action is very tedious, after all. Think of how quickly a car chase gets […]
(Art) The Sc-fi Illustration of Atomcyber
The climactic finale of THE MINUS FACTION features, among other things, a miniature nuclear explosion, a superhuman battle royale, a kaiju brawl, a tidal wave, and an army of zombie-cyborgs (wherein two members of the […]
(Fiction) The Disemboweler
The Disemboweler stroked the child’s head and smiled from under his severed mask. He had cut it in an arc under the cheeks to reveal his mouth and the tip of his nose. It obscured […]
(Feature) A Cretin Speaks
I was interviewed recently. What are the biggest mistakes you can make in a book? The biggest mistake is trying not to make one. I’m not being glib. You’re going to make mistakes. You should […]
(Fiction) The Red King
Anders Benet had murdered his mother in the womb. He had no memory of this, nor could he say he intended the woman any harm. Indeed, it wasn’t until his fourteenth year that he killed […]
(Fiction) Permission to do the right thing
Hours passed, and Xana realized neither of them had bothered to turn on the light even as the penthouse grew dark. And Ian hadn’t moved or bothered to go to the bathroom. He just sat […]
(Fiction) Minnow Ramsey speaks to God
Minn Ramsey spoke to God every day of her life. But it was only after blessed Preacher Martin came to town that God spoke back. And not just to her. To nearly every resident of […]
