Fiction

  • Painting by Emily Langenberg

    Blood for Giraffes

    Epic Fantasy Novelette

    Set in the fantastical world of Myriah, Blood for Giraffes portrays the events leading up to the Merrodian War. Meet the warrior priest Galdur Rune, the misfit warlock Korvui Mok, and a host of other mysterious and dangerous characters born from the mind of Kaptain Viciorious. As sinister forces gather and unlikely allies team up, will the heroes be able to stop the destruction of Tetricala?

  • Dragon of Skyros

    Historical Fiction Novelette

    Submitted as my MA thesis from the Classical Arts and Humanities program at the University of Missouri, DoS explores the intersection of multicultural mythology and thought in the early Middle Ages. From the cold waters of the Baltic Sea to the wide open spaces of the Ponto-Caspian Steppe these tales spin together into a web of politics, trade, and spirituality spanning continents.

  • Photo by Emily Langenberg

    Normal Station

    Magical Realism Mystery Novelette

    A tale of mystery and horror set in the quaint suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, Normal Station. Taking place in 1919, the story follows the adventures of the bumbling private eye, Cuthbert Radclyff, his veteran vagabond roommate, Mac Walton, and their bootlegging buddy, Coe Rel, as they try to thwart the schemes of the mad scientist, Dr. Martin, and save the missing girl, Jane Charbonneau, from esoteric experiments.

  • Into the Black

    A fantasy short story inspired Greek mythology.

    When a Minotaur takes a young woman from her village, four friends set out after the monster, following it deep into an ancient cave system. Follow them below, deep into the darkness bellowing with horror.

  • Always Open

    A Magical Realism short story set in a diner in Memphis, TN in the year 2019.

    One of many stories from the Normal Station Collection, a gathering of noir works exploring the underbelly of society filled with private investigators, mad scientists, bootleggers, and tattoo artists.

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    Contaminated Socrates

    Theatrical Comedy

    Written as a team on Cometragians, Konrad Hughes, Keegan Stewart, and Kendell Owens craft a Plautian play of deplorable proportions. Join them on their romp through ancient Athens as pirates, philosophers, and pragmatic women shape the fate of one of the greatest thinkers this world has ever seen, Socrates.