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Companion Animals in Mahō Shōjo Kira Kira Sunlight

“Companion Animals in Mahō Shoujō Kira Kira Sunlight” is a short story in the style of a Wikipedia article describing Mahō Shōjo Kira Kira Sunlight, a (fictional) American web series created by an unknown animator or animators.

The story is a mashup of anime, cosmic horror, and metafiction, and is out in print and audio in the February 2024 issue of Lightspeed Magazine!

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The Copenhagen Exhibitions

“This is how it started: I livestreamed my latest painting, left it on display while I went to bed alone, and woke up in another universe…”

A short story about quantum physics, loss, and hope.

Image credit: Ghost in the Machine by leggacy studios, used under a CC-BY-NC-ND license.

The Bread Must Rise

The Great Godstone Bake-off has arrived! As a hapless baker deeply in debt, you finally have the opportunity to rise to fame and fortune! Under the tutelage of such famous chefs as Gordon Ramslayer, Tira Misu, and The Baladin, you will learn the arts of baking, breadcrafting, and dare you whisper it…necromancy?

A text-only cosmic horror / fantasy / baking / comedy extravaganza, co-written with James Beamon! (September 28, 2023)

A woman in red robes looms above a crowd of bakers, including an armored knight, a portly man in a wizard's robe, a muscle-bound person snapping a baguette in half, and several more.

Haunted House for Social Phobics

When you signed up for the haunted house tour, you were expecting chills and thrills and jump scares. What you got was something far, far more terrifying. 

Can you survive being continually thrust into awkward social situations?

Written for Ectocomp 2023 in about six hours. (October, 2023)


One Does Not Simply Fry

A fantasy parody game built in Choicescript, chock full of Lord of the Rings jokes and absolutely zero nutrients. Four playable characters and endless zany hijinx. Can you craft the On(e)ion Ring and defeat Sour Ron?

Written with James Beamon for IFComp 2023 (October, 2023).

an evil eye glares from the center of an onion ring

Six Ways to Beat the Shadow Shogun’s Goons, and One Thing to Do When You Get There

Rui is a space age warrior woman with a mean naginata. Chiyome is a scientist with tricks and gadgets to spare. Together, they try to sneak into the lair of the dreaded shadow shogun.

A fun sapphic romp of a short story featuring a bet, a kiss, way too much banter, and escalating goons.

Reprinted in audio and text form September 10, 2023 at Escape Pod.


Magic Dad’s Cookie Bites

What do you get when you mix chocolate chips, an absent-minded stage magician dad who can’t follow recipes, and a dispirited, nonbinary tween?

A short story about stage magic, baking, and parenting — and not giving up, even if it seems like you’re just making everything worse.

Published August 15, 2023 at Cosmorama.


Derby Witch

Three months ago, Cordelia’s girlfriend ghosted her. Cordelia likes her coven, and her magic is helping people, but she just can’t get over that lost relationship. Then her coven leader enters the group in a Witch Derby tournament. Soon, Cordelia is tangled up with famous skaters — and with the ex who ditched her.

Will Cordelia be able to take back her life on the derby track, or will everything spin out of control?

A sapphic fantasy romcom, complete in 19 chapters as of September 25, 2023.


5 + 1 = you

After waking, you find yourself in a strange house. Who are you. How did you get here? Your only clue is a crumpled piece of paper with the number five printed on it and a handwritten warning—”watch yourself, you’re not alone.”

Can you find out who you are? More importantly, can you escape? 

A puzzle-based adventure game in the style of Myst and Riven, complete as of May, 2023.

a woman's silhouette against glass reveals the hallway of an abandoned house