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  • January 16, 2025

    A tight race

    A tight race

    Bets are placed. Who’s going to make it? No more than 250 words.

  • October 15, 2023

    The bonsai collector (revised edition)

    The bonsai collector (revised edition)

    A young teenager seeks to hurt a con artist’s reputation for exploiting her family with his feng shui expertise.

  • September 20, 2023

    Bones of the deep

    Bones of the deep

    Amidst mechanical trouble, an engineer embarks on an unsettling journey aboard the Mariposa, a vessel haunted by unknown forces

  • August 2, 2023

    The burning question (a microfiction)

    The burning question (a microfiction)

    The stakes are high. We’re in an escape room. No more than 100 words.

  • July 21, 2023

    Consumption (a microfiction)

    Consumption (a microfiction)

    A micro horror story about a thief and a truck. No more than 100 words.

  • April 16, 2023

    Beneath the surface (a short story)

    Beneath the surface (a short story)

    A plumber competes in the Ceremony of Scarcity to win limited resources. The first challenge involves surviving in dangerous sewers to secure a better future for her daughter.

  • January 28, 2023

    The bonsai collector (a short story)

    The bonsai collector (a short story)

    A young teenager seeks to hurt a con artist’s reputation for exploiting her family with his feng shui expertise.

  • August 8, 2022

    My philosophy essay—Kierkegaard and Nietzsche

    My philosophy essay—Kierkegaard and Nietzsche

    An essay from my 19th century philosophy class back in 2012.

  • April 24, 2022

    The artifact (a microfiction)

    The artifact (a microfiction)

    Genre: Action/Adventure, Action: Walking a dog, Word: luck, Word count: 100 We were lucky. We escaped, barely scathed. They must have lost us. The jungle is deep. I cut through the vines as Azizi wags his tail. Did he know how little time was left? The artifact is a heavy weight slung over my shoulder.…

  • October 18, 2021

    A night at the circus (a ghost story)

    A night at the circus (a ghost story)

    It was a calm October night. The circus arrived unannounced. The moon glowed a bright jack-o-lantern orange. Red and white striped tents appeared out of nowhere. There was music: trumpets, drums, and xylophones. Something wasn’t quite right. “Jessie, it’s so pretty,” said my little sister, overlooking the view from high above. As we revolved around…

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