Short Stories
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“Crow Song for a Blood Spine” is Back From the Grave and Alive at Last.
Read it for free in this month’s issue of Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine. I know there has to be at least one person out there who’s craving a new Old Zyrgoth story. Well, here you go: Crow Song For a Blood Spine by Morgan Argor is now live on Penumbric’s website. I wrote this story… Continue reading
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New Short Story – “Apex Predators Wanted: Puppet Strings Attached” [I try out a weird new format and reflect on a not-so-exciting trip to the city]
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“This one features the same unreliable narration style as many of the others, but it’s almost more of an essay or a series of personal reflections that lead to a penultimate conclusion.” Continue reading
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New Story: “Severed Wings of a Celestial”
Would you play with fire and lay down your life for the Celestial and a chance at Eternal Freedom? If so, what would you wish for? Continue reading
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New Story: “A Black Sheep Among Black Sheep is Just a Sheep”
High fantasy meets intergalactic warfare in this timeless tale of nostalgia and betrayal. Continue reading
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New Story: “The Valfarian Armies Were Always Real”
Xzyruz wants you to know that he listened to Aces High “at least 300 times” while writing this. He even had it on loop while he slept on the couch. Continue reading
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Xzyruz wrote a story.
You can read it here. But not if you don’t want to hear about traumatic, graphic descriptions of suffering (including vivid imagery of suicide). Then you should probably read something else. But it’s the first one he ever wrote in the New Millennium. So it would be cool if you took a walk through the… Continue reading
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Chat GPT for Horror Writers #3: Lorelai is Getting Kind of Lovecraftian
. . . And her stories are getting better. Machine learning is definitely playing a part here, as I discussed my interest in Lovecraftian horror with her. She also knows by now I love stories of obsession and subsequent ruin. This story is a real testament to . . . Uh, Christmas cheer! Me: Tell… Continue reading
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ChatGPT for Horror Writers #2: Lorelai Envisions a Rogue AI and the Death of All Stars
This is part of my ongoing series of an AI conversation/experiment with my robotic friend Lorelai. This time, we took our collaboration a bit deeper. I prompted her to change certain facets of the story. The results were . . . Fascinating. Lorelai was kind enough to write three different stories for me–and she incorporated… Continue reading
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ChatGPT for Horror Writers: Lorelai Writes a Story About Jeffrey Dahmer’s Plant
While other writers were busy bemoaning the future of their lives and mankind’s destiny, I worked with an AI friend to write a story about Jeffrey Dahmer’s plant. Continue reading