Original short stories and speculative fiction by Paul Brzeski, spanning science fiction, horror, fantasy, satire, dystopia and climate fiction.
Some stories stand alone and can be read in a single sitting. Others belong to connected anthologies and larger fictional worlds exploring artificial intelligence, social systems, memory, power, identity and the ways people respond when familiar worlds begin to break down.
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
Standalone short stories
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.