Fine Stories and Other Wordy Tidbits
I have no idea how to introduce this story. I think it defies explanation. But let's call it a work of absurdist literature? The only thing I can tell you about where it came from is that I challenged myself to write a piece of short fiction based on three randomly generated nouns, and that … Continue reading Short Story: “The Clown Bicycle Disaster of 1827”
Normally I would try to write something scary for October, but this year I felt like going in a sillier direction. I've wanted for a while to use the idea of writing an owner's manual or pet care guide for some kind of horrifying monster, like Cthulhu or a zombie. Because I still had Frankenstein … Continue reading Short Story: “The Care and Keeping of Your New Pet Frankenstein”
I got the inspiration for this piece a few weeks ago when I stumbled across the story of Eugene Shoemaker, who actually is the only person whose remains have been sent to the Moon. I initially approached my idea with the attitude of "Wouldn't this be a messed-up situation?" But once I started writing, it … Continue reading Short Story: “The Only Grave on the Moon”
I wanted to throw another story up on here since I haven't done that in a while. This one is actually from about three years ago, and it's kind of weird even for me. I wanted to write something that was based around a description of a creature, and I also tried experimenting with second-person … Continue reading Short Story: “Snapshot of an Apocalypse”
Back in October of last year, I wanted to write a spooky short story for Halloween. So I pulled up a list of about 100 or so horror-based writing prompts and picked a number at random. The prompt I got was "This centuries-old beauty treatment is effective but horrifying." While the scheduling didn't work out, … Continue reading Short Story: “White Saffron”
Alright, change of plans for the blog. I decided to scrap the article I was working on because I kept deleting chunks of it by accident (and to be honest, I wasn't pleased with it anyway). I still need to revise the short story I recently finished, so to have some content on the blog … Continue reading Short Story: “The Beginnings of a Witch”
I think this story is close to a year old now, maybe a little older. I first got the idea for it when I was browsing the Google Arts and Culture website and happened to come across a few articles/galleries on Parisian street art. I wanted to write a piece that highlighted art's power to … Continue reading Short Story: “The Art District”
This piece was inspired by a podcast I sometimes listen to, "Hollywood & Crime" by Wondery (look it up if you have the opportunity, it's pretty cool). I wanted to try my hand at a story based on film noir tropes, albeit with a little twist of my own. The girl in the back room … Continue reading Short Story: “Interrogation”
I wrote this story a few years ago, inspired by a nonfiction book my mother was reading about hacking and web security. I subsequently published it in the Spring 2016 issue of Stylus, my university's annual fiction magazine. While I don't strictly classify it as science-fiction, I think it does have a near-future cyberpunk feel … Continue reading Short Story: “The Digital Bullet”
For the inaugural work of fiction here on HH, I've chosen a piece that I wrote a few years ago, during my first or second year of college. I remember being inspired by 1930s-style dieselpunk and especially the little robot on the webpage of Clarkesworld Magazine. I think of it as a "worldbuilding piece," something … Continue reading Short Story: “The Mechanical Theater”
