Fiction
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Below is some fiction I’ve written in recent years. Once enough of this has been written, some of it will probably be complied into a paperback release. Look forward to that day! I thank you supporters yet again for helping keep The Pillarist project alive!
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Radio – novelette, 8.9k words
The radio in his car wasn’t supposed to have a fast-forward button. When Jeffery discovers one on his, it results in a life-changing adventure that he can scarcely believe is happening. [October 2021]
Unkind Engine – short story, 2.9k words
It’s the year 2070 when a car technician is called out to fix a truck that broke down on the side of a practically abandoned I-40 somewhere in the middle of the New Mexico desert. [December 2021]
Future Imperfect – short story, 4.0k words
You’re staring forty in the face, and you’ve suddenly realized that your life might not have been what you thought it was. [February 2022]
The Stuff Genie – short story, 6.1k words
A story about a dead man left to assess all of the stuff he accumulated in life with the help of a supernatural speculator. [April 2022]
The Bleeding Stone – novella, 21.6k words
An amateur fighter discovers a stone that bleeds after a fight that goes wrong. [July 2022]
The Bleeding Sea, Part 1: The Fish – 5.7k words
After a man is lost at sea, one of his grieving friends recounts his final moments. [August 2022]
Knife Throwing – short story, 3.0k words
An overweight man takes his awkward friend knife throwing. [August 2022]
The Stranger in the Coma – short story, 4.5k words
A man in a coma confronts a stranger. [September 2022]
The Food Chain, Part 1 – part one of a novella, 10.4k words
When a giant is killed by a small fiefdom after rampaging through its fields, his brother comes to demand revenge. So the King calls the cops. [March 2023]
On Ice – short story, 4.3k words
Two government men work in a peculiar trade amid a world ruined by catastrophe. [July 2023]
Guilty Until Proven Guilty – short story, 4.9k words
A white man is tried in court for the alleged content of his dreams. [September 2023]
The Trepannist – short story, 3.9k words
A police investigation requires the talents of an obscure and much-defamed craft. [October 2024]