The Controversial Mary Sue
(Image: Menagerie) Hollow Perfection, my work-in-progress novel, is about thousands of overpowered, ridiculously beautiful characters living in a society where ego is the most valuable currency. Only one can be “the best”. Xo has been filling the role as the world’s most perfect woman, and somehow, she’s kept her crown without dispute for years. Her…
Mendett’s Home for Social Rehabilitation – Preview
Enjoy this passage from my work-in-progress novel, Mendett’s Home for Social Rehabilitation. I wrote and submitted this as part of my coursework while working on my English degree at Southern New Hampshire University. Content warnings: bodily injury, cursing, violence Second time should do the trick, Skyven told himself as he broke free of his two…
The Dirty Puppy Spirit – Keukegen
(image by Toriyama Sekien) The keukegen (毛羽毛現; けうけげん, keh-oo-keh-gen) is a Japanese yōkai that was first documented by prolific 18th-century scholar Toriyama Sekien. It is a small, shy, dog-like spirit whose name literally means, “an unusual thing which is rarely seen”. Beware their cute, fuzzy appearance – its presence spreads disease and ill omens to…
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