Original short stories spanning different genres and styles. Read a connected collection in order, or choose a story that stands alone.
Collections and series
Anthology in progress
Bellows
Bellows turns lived experience and relationship dynamics into fantasy, myth and satire. Each story enters a different world with its own cultural and genre flavour.
Published stories
- The Guapo Kiki Show Starring Kayos and The Philosophers: a cosmic late-night show about the meaning of life.
Eight-story anthology
Echoes
Eight stories spanning science fiction, horror, fantasy and thriller. Each begins with a personal experience and filters it through the writers and stories that shaped me.
Science-fiction trilogy
The Langenium Prologue
A three-part prologue about the creation of WERP, the world’s first artificial general intelligence, and the consequences that unfold across generations.
- Part 1: The End of All Limits · approximately 25 minutes
- Part 2: Hell on Earth · approximately 90 minutes
- Part 3: Extinction Level Event · approximately 95 minutes
- Behind the Prologue: Writing About Systems · companion essay
One-shots
Self-contained stories you can read in one sitting.
Mythic satire
The Cup Bearer
Ancient mystics turn authority into divinity, until a servant overhears what their monuments are really for.
Fantasy / artificial intelligence
Machined Memory
A magical artificial intelligence learns from humanity’s memories and begins erasing them in the process.
Science-fiction satire
The Last Boomer
In 2077, a furious relic of an old ideology prepares one final act against a kinder world.
Climate disaster fiction
Cold Shattered Foundation
A climate-driven geological catastrophe tears through Perth and turns a single night into a warning for the future.