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”
Category: Short Stories
Short Story: “The Digital Bullet”
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”
Short Story: “The Mechanical Theater”
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”
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