A science fiction story about a woman’s lifelong struggle to find her place in a world she knows she shouldn’t care about. Written in 2017.
Estimated reading time: 30 minutes (~7,000 words)
Continue readingAmong other things
A collection of short stories about time, time travel, or the passage of time.
A science fiction story about a woman’s lifelong struggle to find her place in a world she knows she shouldn’t care about. Written in 2017.
Estimated reading time: 30 minutes (~7,000 words)
Continue readingIn honor of the fact that Avatar 2 is finally, actually going to release this year, here’s a satirical short story I wrote in 2017, back when we thought the idea of all those long-delayed Avatar sequels was a total joke.
Estimated reading time: 12 minutes. (~3,000 words)
Continue readingA hard science fiction novella about time travel, fine dining, and the utter collapse of human society—in that order.
Estimated reading time: 45 minutes. (~14,000 words)
Continue readingJustice Ambrose Erkens, lying in his bed in the George Washington Memorial Hospital, struggled to keep his eyes open. The doctor was in the hallway, talking to Ambrose’s daughter Julia and her husband Lucas. Ambrose wished he could hear them. Their soft voices were barely audible over the beeps and hums of the various monitors in the room. Something the doctor said caused Julia to cover her mouth with her hand, eyes widening in—shock? Fear? Lucas took her in for a comforting embrace just as tears started to form in her eyes.
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