Fiction.
6 pages of an early story of a mystery on an aircraft career, done in screenplay format. For an interactive story, but could work for linear media as well.
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Nonfiction.
What’s one virtue that others place a lot of stock in that you just don’t value that highly. For example, some might think of beauty as overrated or a misguided goal to seek out. Others may think truth is overrated because outcomes are more important than processes. How does this part of your value system affect the way you live your life?
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Fiction.
Balima comes upon Misham ruining her plot, in the Garden where the most precious things are. But Misham is acting out of something more than caprice. Something much less caring and much, much worse.
Short story done after restarting Night Vale Presents’s fabulous Start With This
Photo credit to Annie Spratt via Unsplash
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Fiction.
A soldier is stationed deep in the middle of the forest, by an odd structure, and told not to move. Why? What would happen if she does?
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Fiction.
Summer beaches might not be as normal as you think. When there is evidence of oddness, is that good oddness, bad oddness, or something more inconceivable?
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Fiction.
Story about high stakes negotiations between bureaucrats, inspired by this gorgeous piece of art. Can’t find the original artist, so if you know, please let me know so I can credit appropriately!
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Fiction.
Inspired by Miles Johnston’s art , this is the story of a finding one’s own truth and one’s own priorities in the face of a grand, voiceless, and implacable force.
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Fiction.
An encounter with a mob of rams can soothe any soul. Also, did you know that a young ram lamb can be called a tup?
Inspired by this highly soothing painting by my wife that I get to wake up to daily, and written after listening to Start With This, by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
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Fiction.
Short, silly story, involving a fishy afterlife and bad design. Developed from a writing prompt from Jeff VanderMeer’s Wonderbook, and inspired by Ann Leckie’s excellent pronouns. https://wonderbooknow.com/web-extras/wonderbook-exercise-the-singing-fish/
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Nonfiction.
Discussion of dialogue in games. Screenshot from the early stages of my master’s project, originally intended to be a visual novel.
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Nonfiction.
In games, is the challenge in the strategy, the execution of that strategy, or both? Why does this matter? Where do you find the fun?
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