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Tag Archives: Fiction
The Balance in the Blood, part one (a fiction repost)
This is a long story that I wrote a number of years ago, and which I serialized on this blog four years ago. Since it’s still my favorite of the horror stories that I’ve written, I figured I’d repost it … Continue reading
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“What Happened to the Huntsman?” (A fiction repost)
Here’s a story I wrote way back in 2003 (yikes!), and posted to the blog in 2006. I offer this because this year we have a couple of “Alternate Takes on Snow White” coming to movie theaters, and I always … Continue reading
Shiny in the Black: A “Firefly” Christmas (conclusion)
Continuing my fanfic exercise in what a Christmas-themed episode of Firefly might have been like. part one part two part three “Those aren’t toys,” Kaylee said. “Those are agricultural supplies for a new colony. Did you change the job while … Continue reading
Shiny in the Black: A “Firefly” Christmas (part three)
Continuing my fanfic exercise in what a Christmas-themed episode of Firefly might have been like. part one part two “Weapons on the ground!” the voice shouted. “Now!” “Do it,” Mal said. He shot a look at Jayne, whose expression of … Continue reading
Shiny in the Black: A “Firefly” Christmas (part two)
Continuing my fanfic exercise in what a Christmas-themed episode of Firefly might have been like. part one Wash put Serenity down on the landing pad, nice and gentle. So nice and gentle that Zoe complimented him on it. “You’re getting’ … Continue reading
Shiny in the Black: A “Firefly” Christmas (part one)
I feel a little bit dirty doing this…but only a little bit. I have no idea, had Firefly lived, if there ever would have been a Christmas-themed episode. Maybe, maybe not. But I got to thinking recently, that if Firefly … Continue reading
“Partita for the End of the World” (fiction)
I’ve actually been meaning to post this for a while, and I’m doing so now because of a post of Lynn‘s, in which she asks for stories about “alien violins”. This doesn’t precisely fit the bill, since it’s the violin … Continue reading
“Only Begotten Son” (fiction)
[I wrote this story, oh, a little more than a year ago, if memory serves. For those who know me, well — yes, this tale delves into some dark areas for me. I post it here in its entirety. It’s … Continue reading
“The Balance in the Blood” (conclusion)
Concluding a serialized novelette. Previous parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Old Willem Schliemann watches the sun drop beyond the Argentine hills. “It won’t be long now,” he says to no one at all, and it isn’t. The … Continue reading
“The Balance in the Blood” (part seven)
Continuing a serialized novelette. Previous installments: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 “Doktor Muething,” Willem said. His skin tingled; he felt cold all over. “You missed a variable.” “What?” Doktor Muething said, in the listless tone of someone not really … Continue reading