Here’s the thing about icebergs: they need to have a lot of mass concealed below the waves in order for a small tip to be spotted above.
This past couple of weeks have been all about laying the necessary groundwork. Building the mass that will lie below the waves, unseen but necessary for the project I am working on.
So while I would say that I have been quite productive, as of yet, there is little to show for it. And it is going to continue to appear that way for quite some time. By the time the fruits of my labour are visible, countless hours already be invested.
No, I’m not going to pull back the curtains yet, but I will let you peek at my back catalogue:
SOILED UNDIES & OTHER GORGON ENCOUNTERS
Alien invasion has rarely been this undignified.
The Gorgons came to conquer Earth. Unfortunately, they found us here. Alien hunters, office workers, cult leaders, schoolkids and cantankerous seniors stumble, bludgeon and occasionally wet themselves through humanity’s most undignified first contact.
Explore: brainsouppress.com/
NOT THE TALES YOU REMEMBER
Classic fairy tales misbehave in modern and unexpected ways.
Little Red Riding Hood wrestles with quantum probability, Rumpelstiltskin files a labor grievance, Cinderella’s stepsisters tell their side, and Goldilocks attempts corporate espionage. Familiar stories, sharpened, inverted, and quietly unhinged.
Explore: NotTheTalesYouRemember.com
SNAPSHOTS ACROSS THE MULTIVERSE
Reality is a relative concept.
One moment the world is familiar and solid; the next, everything you believe is thrown into question. Genre-bending snapshots from worlds within worlds. We’re not calling it science fiction, but we’re not claiming it’s not.
Explore: SnapshotsAcrossTheMultiverse.com
BLEEDING THE DARK HUMORS
Stories from the dark corners of the mind.
Reader beware. Not for the faint of heart. Tales from the darkest recesses of my mind.
Explore: BleedingTheDarkHumors.com
UNLEASHED! SIT. STAY. DON’T EAT ANYONE.
Growing up is strange enough already.
Monsters, magic, curses, impossible pets, and questionable decisions. UNLEASHED! is offbeat, family-friendly fiction about young people finding their place in a world where the extraordinary has an inconvenient habit of becoming everyday.
Explore: SitStayDontEat.com
THE ADVENTURES OF KID QUICK
Fast guns. Strange West. Questionable heroes.
Welcome to a Weird West of gunfighters, outlaws, bounty hunters, and things that refuse to stay in the shadows. Kid Quick may be the fastest gun around, but he’s far from the only dangerous soul wandering these trails.
Explore: QuickNotDead.com
THE TRIALS OF TORMAC GRIMSBANE
Fortune favors the savage
Swords, sorcery, monsters, treasure, and catastrophically bold decisions. Follow Tormac Grimsbane across a savage world where freedom is taken, fortunes are won at sword point, and the line between hero and villain depends largely upon who’s telling the story. Explore: [GRIMSBANE DOMAIN TO BE SECURED]
No, the links are not live yet. But in the background, my writing continues in earnest. As does my editing. My Substack following is growing. The groundwork is being laid so that when I am ready to launch, it will mean something.
We’re a ways out yet, but stay tuned. In between the demands of my business and everyday life, I am slowly piecing together an iceberg worth noticing.
Meanwhile, here’s another fresh story for Substack: https://brainsoupfic.substack.com/p/thug-life-d33