An Introduction, a Dragon, and a Bell
5 Feb 2023 | Job Application | Script, Short Story | Fantasy
An old knight, General Luther, has been wrongfully imprisoned by a political rival. He is not happy to be rescued at all. Why? Just the giant fire-breathing dragon waiting at the door for its next victims to come out. Read more…
Painkiller
27 Oct 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Superhero Fiction, Fantasy
Who do you call to save you from your own mind? Read more…
Mons Vesuvius
20 Oct 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Historical Fiction
A restless mountain is ready to burst. The day of calamity has arrived. Read more…
Well, What about the Well?
13 Oct 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Cult Fiction, Fantasy
How to get around magical lie detectors and incur the wrath of judges. Read more…
Home
6 Oct 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Romance, Fantasy
After years as as queen regent, an elf-born lady returns to her true home. Read more…
Hot Leaf Dishwater
29 Sep 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Literary Fiction, Fantasy
There’s nothing more delicious than a nice, hot cup of tea. Read more…
The Wrong Magic
27 Sep 2020 | Swinburne University | Short Story | Fantasy
In Landeschne, the temples have decreed that all magic can only be of the gods, all else is stolen and blasphemous. King Wolfgang travels to the elven kingdom to the south in the hopes of persuading the elven king to take in his daughter, a human with elven magic. But his spiritual advisor refuses to let Wolfgang out of his sight… Read more…
Sharing Your Mind When Time is Broken
22 Sep 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Young Adult, Fantasy
There’s nothing better than some peace and quiet with a good book to read, right? Too bad you’re stuck psychically linked to some playboy asshole. Read more…
The Letter
8 Sep 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Science Fiction, Fantasy
Who even bothers with letters anymore, anyway? Is a holo-call or an email too much to ask? Read more…
A Wizard Solved It!
1 Sep 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Crime, Fantasy
How quickly can a wizard solve a crime? And how quickly is just right? Read more…
The Waking Potion
25 Aug 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy
How do you stay awake when you’ve got an important test you can’t afford to fail, but you can’t keep your eyes open? Read more…
Hunted Vampire
18 Aug 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Horror
The line between predator and prey, between monster and savior, is so very thin. Read more…
Haunted Pendant
11 Aug 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Gothic, Fantasy
Run, run, run as fast as you can. You can’t escape me, your new, personal bogey man! Read more…
What to Do about Infestations
15 Jun 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy
Kellan Eagan is on his way to slaughter a fort full of thugs and thieves, when he comes across a farmer with an infestation of moles. An infestation that Kellan is uniquely qualified to solve. Read more…
100 Gold
15 Jun 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy
For an assassin seeking a sword made to a unique design, where better to go for your weaponry needs than Zagalo’s Forge. Read more…
Finishing the Semester
13 Jun 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Slice of Life
When you’re swamped in university assignments all due next week, taking regular breaks and playing Skyrim for a bit is a nice way to let off steam. You just have to finish one last tiny task before getting back to work… Read more…
Playing with Fire
10 June 2020 | Swinburne University | Short Story | Fantasy
Kellan Eagan, an assassin who routinely exploits a loophole in the workings of magic to lethal effect, is tasked with killing a foreign gang leader who is muscling in on the kingdom’s gangs. The catch: he must save his bottled-up fire magic for an even more important mission. Read more…
True Magic, Chapter 1: Raindrops
15 May 2020 | Swinburne University | Novel Chapter | Fantasy
At a special sermon, the High Priest of Temperance prohibits emotion-based magic on temple grounds. This worries Vya, especially when she comes home to find that her best friend has wandered off on her own again. Meanwhile, Riven, isolated from the rain by her ever present water magic, is targeted by bullies from her school. Read more…
Echoes
19 Apr 2020 | Swinburne University | Short Story | Fantasy
When gods die, they remain as echoes of their former power. The lucky are eventually reborn. Others are not so fortunate. One such echo ponders his existence when he is visited by the echo of a god he had never heard of. Read more…
True Magic: Novel Synopsis
10 Apr 2020 | Swinburne University | Novel Synopsis | Fantasy
Humans can use magic based on their emotions, but fanatical followers of the gods want to erase all non-divine magic. Two friends get caught in the middle of this conflict, with very different ideas on what is best. Read more…
Magical Maintenance
15 Mar 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy
Student accommodation maintenance should be boring, tedious work, right? Well, maybe not quite so boring if the school in question is a school of magic. In fact, you get a front row seat to see all the ways magic can go wrong. Read more…
The Factory Duel
8 Mar 2020 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy
A cement factory at dawn. Two wizards. Only one can win. Read more…
The Knight and the Golem
28 Sep 2019 | Writing Exercise | Fantasy, Fairy Tale
Syr Carah, the Bold encounters a stone golem while out hunting. It was lost after being attacked by a mischevious fairy. So Syr Carah decides to help it to find its way home… Read more…
Raindrops
8 Apr 2019 | Swinburne University | Short Story | Fantasy
While walking along the river, isolated from the rain by her ever present water magic, Riven receives an unwelcome visit from her bullies from school. Read more…
Nimbostratus
26 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy
A slammed door; a shattered pot plant. A terrible laugh; a recoiling door. Read more…
A Miserable Shower
26 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy
Showers must be easy when you have power over water, right? Don’t be so sure. Read more…
A is for the Asshole Riding on the Train
26 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Slice of Life
An alphabetical argument on public transport. Read more…
What Does Obama do to Relax?
12 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Slice of Life
A terrible question for horrible people, with horrifying and hilarious answers. Read more…
Well, Shit, the Internet is Down
12 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy
What do you do when you’re bored but the internet is down worldwide? You might as well play a game… Read more…
A Portal of Fiction
8 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Slice of Life, Fantasy
Reading in bed at night is a familiar routine, right? But how strange can it be? Read more…
Searching for a Mad God
5 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy
While searching for the insane god of chaos, Ty and Martin come to a fork in the road, with no way to know where to go. Read more…
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