HERRING: Good day to you, young travelers. GIRL: Good day, Mr. Fish.  SQUIRREL: What are you? AXOLOTL: … HERRING: Don’t mind my silent companion. HERRING: The poor lad is mute, has been since birth. HERRING: *sighs* But what joy it brings us to see another live soul in this dank, cavernous place! SQUIRREL: How long … Continue reading Preview of my In Development Indie Game Script: Code Name “AGAS”

  Mr. Raven was reaching for a glass of wine when Mr. Gray came up from behind and clapped him on the shoulder. There was a crash and a deep red stain began its way down the white linen covering the table. Mr. Raven fumbled for his handkerchief.          "Don't bother, don't bother," Mr. Gray chuckled. … Continue reading Preview of my Completed Novella – “And If You Wrong Us” (Thriller/Romance)

My writing has been very limited for awhile now. No blog posts, no work on my novel, no poetry (I suck at poetry anyways), no journaling. The only writing I have done is for podcast episodes and my indie videogame project, and even that has been pretty limited. The podcast episodes are mostly off-the-cuff (no … Continue reading When You Have too Much to Write About

Being a writer means staring at blank pages and white screens, hoping words will magically appear. Being a writer means getting ideas at the most inconvenient times, like being in a work meeting or in the shower. Being a writer means feeling pressured to write every day, even if you don't feel you have something … Continue reading What Does Being a Writer Mean?

“Eli! It’s good to see you up and about again.” The Doctor clapped me on the arm jovially as I entered the examination room with Nurse Amy and Warden Camry. The Warden released me from his iron grip and left the room. I saw him take up residence just outside the door. “Please - make … Continue reading Preview of my In Progress Novel – “What Remains” (Psychological Horror)

I know I shouldn’t love you. From the moment you laid your frozen eyes on me, I knew it. But love is a funny thing, isn’t it? The way it curls around our minds and constricts, a viper preparing for the fatal strike. It worms through flesh, burying its coiled body into our hearts, teeth … Continue reading The Gift

When I wake, my eyes are unseeing, swathed in some thick, black fabric. My hearing sharpens in response, ears straining. The only sound detected is a drip. Drip. Drip. I find that my hands slip free of their restraint easily, and I pull the blindfold from my face, every little hair on my body raised … Continue reading The Hell Within

The snowfall left a powder on the barren trees and gray buildings, breathing life back into the quiet town. With the cold weather came cold symptoms, shoveling an unforgiving slope of a driveway, wearing too many layers, sweating, stripping off a layer or two, shivering, and then you would be cold and sweaty at the … Continue reading Sugar & Spice

I’ve never been a big fan of my first name. It’s so common: Elizabeth. Elizabeth from Pride and Prejudice, aka Lizzy. Queen Elizabeth - how many now? Beth from Little Women. Lizzy Bruin from The Bernenstein Bears. The actress, Elizabeth Taylor. The name has a lot of flexibility, to be sure - I’ve had many … Continue reading What’s in a Name?

They don’t see me: just a face, a hoodie, and jeans. They don’t hear me: just noises coming from some yawning cavern. If they could, they would walk right through me. Walking around is just another inconvenience in a day full of inconveniences. Their day is already bursting at the seams with meetings and memos, … Continue reading OK, Boomer