Inspired by the indie game “Carnivore!”, Census is a world made up of animal-like people in a dark, meat-based society.
I recently posted a proof-of-concept fantasy narrative called “The Blight Campaign” after the conclusion of The Small Speculative Fiction Writing Jam (2026). I thought I’d share a bit about how The Blight Campaign came to be. EmberLight On New Year’s Day of 2026, I joined a discord server called EmberLight. I was trying to get
“The Blight Campaign” is the creative property of Tris Strudel (Joshua Park) and The Pending Game Creative Collective. Originally submitted to the Small Speculative Fiction Write Jam (2026) on March 30th, 2026. Read about how this project came to be here. Segment One: The Expendable Victim I am Syrol run’Pror, or Syrol the VII, of
A short story about a simple and mundane life lesson.
Preface: This is a work of fiction in the first person. It is not a transcription of actual events. 8:45PM. A crisp, passive breeze had overtaken the dry heat of the daylight now that the sun slumbered. And I took firm advantage of this. The suburbs were a maze of turns, dips, and climbs. Were
“Proof of Concept” is a blog series where I take a lore or narrative idea and elaborate on how it could be implemented, sometimes in the real world but typically in a fantastical setting. These posts are designed to spark creativity in readers and writers. Any proper nouns I personally create in these series are
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, thankfulness for multiple generations of giving. Once, there was a girl, wandering down a road. She had lost her family and couldn’t find them. The journey back home was long and she knew not the right way. It began to rain, turning the path to cold mud. The girl found
I’ve been focusing my time a lot more on long-term career paths since around July. The steps to get to this point were admittedly hindered by many factors, indecision on my part being among them. Writing–and turning that writing into shows, movies, and games–has been my goal since before I was an adult but it’s
Beyond Continuity Intro Beyond Continuity is a series where I take a story or character and give my take on how I would present them. The goal is to take what exists in official continuities and improve on it or to show alternate paths the story or characters could have taken. Any and all suggestions