FEATURED WORK
I write interactive fiction, dynamic fiction, traditional prose, and the occasional poem. My interactive work is hosted on itch.io, and other work is hosted at its site of publication. My poetry has been published in L'Éphémère Review, and my interactive fiction has been published in sub-Q Magazine and featured at Babycastles as well as at the Hand Eye Society's WordPlay Festival.
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Manipulate an eerie videotape and confront a dangerous infatuation by rewinding, fast-forwarding, and pausing the tape to alter its contents and reshape the fate of your love. Featuring small Bitsy scenes, audio, branching paths leading to two different endings, and LOVE, "raw and unfettered," in less than 1,000 words, as requested.
Originally submitted to sub-Q's Love Jam, UNMAKING, UNMADE was one of two entries awarded Judges' Choice and selected for publication in sub-Q Magazine. It appears in the February 2019 issue. UNMAKING, UNMADE was also exhibited at WordPlay 2019. 956 words • Interactive Fiction • Twine + Bitsy • sub-Q Magazine's Love Jam • created December 2018, reprinted February 2019 |
HABEAS CORPUS
Explore the abandoned spaces in the bowels of a wandering fortress; accept or resist its perpetual motion.
(PLAY) 1,000 words • IF • Twine • Sub-Q Jam • 2019TWO POEMS
published in L'Éphémère Review's Beyond the Shallows: The Fear • 2018 |
HATCHLING
You were murdered two years ago. It didn't take. Now, you've been reborn as most recently-hatched member of a quadrumvirate of lich-lords.
(PLAY) ~1k words • IF • Twine & Bitsy • Bitsy Egg Jam • 2020HOSPITALITY
A poem about a strange newcomer to a small lakeside town. (READ)
published in L'Éphémère Review's Beyond the Shallows: The Reclamation • 2018 |
THE DEAD DON'T PAY
A mysterious encounter with a potionseller who offers a choice of three potions, each for a certain price.
(PLAY) 1,184 words • IF • Ink• Inkjam • 20181181
Cosmic horror inspired by the Fermi Paradox, Isaiah 34:14, and asteroid #1181. (PLAY)
~ 6,666 words • collaboration • concept by @notgojira • IF • Twine • Fermi Paradox Jam • 2016 |
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The high priest of an obscure cult is preparing a ritual. Don the priest’s sacred mantle, for these holy labors are yours to direct. You may carve a votive, lead a prayer, or make a sacrifice — but you must see to the task with care. Unearthly eyes gaze down upon you from the sea above. Will your devotion reach them?
Does it matter? A text-based ritual simulation governed by player choice. Originally submitted to the 24th annual Interactive Fiction Competition, DEVOTIONALIA tied for 20th place out of 77 entries and was nominated for Best Use of Multimedia in the 2018 XYZZY Awards. The post-competition version adds new content in the form of an unlockable epilogue and a preview of the next game in the Sacred Tides series. DEVOTIONALIA can be played on itch.io, and its reviews can be read (or added to) on IFDB. For more information on the series, visit the Sacred Tides page. ~10k+ words • Interactive Fiction • Twine • IFComp 2018 • post-competition release Dec. 31 2018 |
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REVIEWS
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"This game gave me rabies and leprosy"
Brian Rushton, praise for Night of Nights
Brian Rushton, praise for Night of Nights
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[...] it was the sense of being alone in the dark on the still silent water, with the sense of an unseen roof far above and unknowable things swimming deep beneath. Music, darkness, melancholy, the unknowably alien, and the space to absorb them. That’s the mood which Devotionalia is after, and it skewers it like a moth on a specimen-board.
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I really liked this dreamlike take on the queasymaking shops you often find in games. Sure, these potions sound too good to be true, so I should still buy one and use it, right? Right.
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Compelling work of cosmic horror with Judeo-Christian overtones [...] The type is well-designed, and the overall effort feels polished, with a nice use of imagery and visuals. [...] Overall, I'd give this piece high marks for atmosphere and tension, particularly in the second act, when physical danger is introduced.
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