Fiction – Elegant Entropy

Mapping the atlas | Imaginary Atlas: Part 7

January 4, 2016January 4, 2016Fictioncartography, fantasy cartography, fantasy map, Imaginary Atlas, world building

So, what’s the point of an atlas — imaginary or otherwise — without maps? I’ve enjoyed making fantasy maps for a long time, and I’ve done a lot of them. However, it has been quite

Songs

February 7, 2013December 24, 2014FictionReason to Be, Short stories

So, I’ve been told I have to get serious about editing down Reason to Be until it’s at least under 100,000 words. Sadly, that means that the entire Maggie subplot is going to have to

Cold Reading

January 31, 2013December 24, 2014FictionShort stories

“I know you all came here tonight because you heard I was a holy man. That I was a man of Gaw-ud. That I would reveal miracles and wonder.” When the speaker at the front

Our Beloved Home | Incandescent: Chapter 2

December 19, 2012December 24, 2014FictionIncandescent

The world turned white around me. “Inspector!” The uni pressed down on my chest with both hands. “Hold on, Talys. The wagon’s on its way. Stay with me, man.” The white flash faded, and it

The Meandering Dead

November 13, 2012December 24, 2014Fiction, HumorNovember 2012

When the zombie apocalypse came, it really wasn’t all that bad. It started small enough. A new strain of flu was making the rounds that fall — not a bad strain, nothing to panic over,

The Gates will be Closing Soon

November 2, 2012December 24, 2014FictionNovember 2012, the gates

“It’s late. The gates will be closing soon.” “Why? Do you have somewhere to be outside?” “No. It’s just an observation.” “Come back to bed. You’ve observed enough for now.” “Move over. You’re taking up

The Cabin by the Lake

November 1, 2012December 24, 2014FictionCabin on the lake, November 2012

I’m not participating in National Novel Writing Month, but I have decided to try to write 2,000 words of original fiction every day this month, just because. Bits and pieces, fragments, whatever. Surprising no one

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….

October 30, 2012December 24, 2014Culture, Fiction, Movies, WritingStar Wars

So, Disney has bought Lucasfilm, and a new Star Wars film is coming out in 2015. I’m not sure whether to be excited or terrified. I was 14 the summer that Star Wars came out.

Reason to Be | The first 500 words

March 23, 2012December 24, 2014FictionReason to Be

Here are the first 500 words of my novel Reason to Be, now in draft 3 (officially). I remember the first time I saw Diana. I still see her, even now, when I close

Welcome to Beautiful | Incandescent: Chapter 1

March 9, 2012December 24, 2014FictionIncandescent

Incandescent is a serialized novel I started several years ago on Pulp Engine, a pulp-fiction magazine website edited by Lein Shory. Unfortunately, I didn’t get very far into the project before life became too hectic