My Writing #
I’m a Watty-Award-winning dreampunk/irrealist author and editor with a background in linguistics and software development. My stories tend to tackle heavy philosophical and spiritual questions using pulp genre tropes and absurdist humor.
“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center.”
“What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?”
“The answer is dreams. Dreaming on and on. Entering the world of dreams and never coming out. Living in dreams for the rest of time.”
Books #
Somniscope: A Dreampunk Convergence #
A book that defies categorization. Is it a collection of short fiction? Sure. A multi-author novel? That too.
Turn on, tune in, and blast off into a dream like no other! But fair warning: Once you enter the world of Somniscope, you may never again feel at home in your waking life.
Available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and others. Rate and review it on Goodreads!
Dreck #
My solo literary debut, a tech-centric twist on the legend of Faust told in three parts.
Available on Amazon, Bookshop.org, and others. Rate and review it on Goodreads!
Mirrormaze: A Dreampunk Anthology #
“We find ourselves in a very strange place.” A 22-author collection spanning multiple traditional genres, Mirrormaze takes you on a mind-bending journey through the collective unconscious.
I have several stories in this one:
Plus I did the lettering for the cover and designed the labyrinth inside. This book is my baby!
Available from Fractured Mirror Publishing, as well as through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, and others. Rate and review it on Goodreads!
The Lasting Lands #
The big fat science fantasy novel I’ve had in progress since 2014.
Two-Headed Lamb #
A transrealist novel drawing from my own life and the life of Philip K. Dick. In progress since 2017.
Short Stories #
Amaretto #
A young couple return from a week-long second honeymoon in Japan expecting to come home and pick up life right where they left off. But something strange happened while they were in the air. The world has moved on without them.
Read “Amaretto” on Substack.
Eli and the Golden Caves #
A somewhat modern retelling of the ancient Welsh folk tale of Elidyr. Elements of this story blur together with my own troubled childhood in rural Texas. I never stumbled upon any such subterranean kingdom though, to my great regret.
Look for “Eli and the Golden Caves” in Mirror Mirror, available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and others. Rate and review it on Goodreads.
You can also read “Eli and the Golden Caves” on Substack.
The Magician’s Secret #
A far-future nanotech story based loosely on Egyptian mythology.
Read “The Magician’s Secret” on Substack.
Sacred Geometry #
A student visits the home of a renowned professor who has made an offer to tutor the boy in mathematics. Over an unusual cup of tea, the two begin discussing geometry as planned, but things escalate quickly.
Read “Sacred Geometry” on Substack.
Strange Attractor at the End of the World #
A strange sort of time travel story based on the Neutral Milk Hotel song “I Will Bury You in Time.”
Read “Strange Attractor at the End of the World” on Substack.
Tending the Underworld #
Told in the first person in a fictional dialect of English, this one combines nanotech and Egyptian mythology into a strange sort of folksy space opera.
Flash Fiction #
Barefoot #
Read “Barefoot” on Substack.
Dream a Little Deeper #
Read “Dream a Little Deeper” on Substack.
How Terra Stole the Sun #
Read “How Terra Stole the Sun” on Substack.
Rabbit’s Lesson #
Read “Rabbit’s Lesson” on Substack.