The Return: the Odyssey considered as limited series | pilot pitch

Golden sunbeams cut through the window upon an adolescent girl napping on what looks like a Roman couch, something regal about her attire—NAUSICAA. She is awoken by her handmaidens as ornate chests open and gilded dresses are heaped upon naked shoulders. They treat her with deference, but there is laughter and banter. They bid her … Continue reading The Return: the Odyssey considered as limited series | pilot pitch →

When Are You Good To Go?

You mull over the notes -- you've been jotting them down for years. You fly through troves of PDFs in the interest of research. You've got characters, more or less, and themes, more so. Enough ideas to cut to fill a trilogy. Dreams are dangerous things. There comes a time when the research leaves you … Continue reading When Are You Good To Go? →

Freedom Isn’t An Absence

It's not enough to quit your job. It's not enough to quit abusive relationships. It's not even enough to quit smoking. Cast off your fetters if you can, but it's only the yang of negative freedom. Creating an opening for the Master to grow his next form. Listening about free-for-all artist flats in Spain and … Continue reading Freedom Isn’t An Absence →

Three Budapests

Fiction submissive

Really hopeful for this one, sent through to the most prestigious contest I could find in the horror genre. In the effort to polish it up I also had a lovely first collab with an editor. Let's hope I'll have a reason to write back at her. I no longer know or want to know. … Continue reading Fiction submissive →