Want to hang out with a spacey nightowl in a place called the Myriadu?
Yup, that’s me. My avatar anyway. In my natural habitat, I’m a nightowl. I live for dark nights filled with glittering stars where my creativity surges and I dream of impossible, strange, and amazing things. I call this place in my imagination the Myriadu.
Why join the Myriadu?
If you love impossible, strange and amazing things wrapped up in character-driven science fiction and fantasy stories, then you might just love it here. You’ll have stories you can read and comment on for free. Paid subscriptions go directly to helping me write more and if you splurge for a founding member paid membership (thank you!), you will be acknowledged in any books or videos I make during your membership.
Award winning stories
Ok. So this is technically true, but just on this tiny section of Substack. Two of my short fiction pieces were selected for Top in Fiction list.
“Flea Market”, a short story that I hope is surprising and unexpected, was on the list for January 24, 2025.
My flash piece “The Ritzee Space Bar” made the for week 24 of 2024.
Become a Myriaduan
Subscribers instantly become part of the Myriadu. It doesn’t matter if you are free or paid (just $5/month or $55/year), I’m excited to have you here. Free subscribers are Myriaduans and paid subscribers recieve the special title of Archyen.
What I Write
I love science fiction and fantasy. I also love writing both. I flow back and forth between them, though hard-science folks might say all I write is fantasy. Though I’m a physicist, my stories are mostly character driven. That means I take the “soft” approach to the science in my fiction. It’s more fun to write, and I hope more fun to read (except for those hard-liners, but to each their own).
Usually I have two projects running at the same time (ok, usually more than two). Here on Substack, I post an on-going portal fantasy called Chamber of Power. I share flash fiction and short stories, including the monthly additions to the Tales of the Myriadu. There’s also the archived Friday Funwrite which is mostly flash fiction (less than 1000 words).
You can also read the complete serial Target 10. This space adventure had been on Kindle Vella and was a finalist in the Laterpress genre competition in 2022. I love this story and am revising it into novel format for release in 2025. I’m still taking the comments on the serial version into consideration as I’m working on it, so you have a chance to influence how the novel turns out.
Updates
Once or twice a month I send out a newsletter with updates and status on my writing projects, with occasional offers or surprises. All subscribers get these updates via email and they are free to read on Substack.
Exclusive Archyen Content
Archyens (paid subscribers) get special and behind-the-scenes content and first crack at whatever I might offer that month (bookmarks, stickers, or something else I dreamt up). Note, not every month will have an offer or freebie. But I like to surprise my readers!
About eBooks
Paid members will get the chance to purchase eBooks early direct from me as I release them at a discount. Founding members, or Adventurers of the Myriadu as I like to think of them, will get a download for every ebook I release during their membership (direct download, no charge). Adventurers will also get their names listed in the acknowledgments of books released during their membership.
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