Me: Well, you've come to read my user profile, and regretfully, I have to admit I don't have much to put down here. I've always had some interest in horror, supernaturally themed fiction, and as in recent years, I've steadily written some stories that I am proud of. No doubt, like myself, everyone have always room for improvement. I will not say I am surgically skilled in the art of fiction writing. I'll leave that to the masters. My lifestyle, these last couple of years have been rather interesting to say the least, and more and more I find myself not writing as much as I used to due to life circumstances (work, school, etc.) However, I still have the writers bug I caught when I was a teenager and will probably not fade away entirely.
Enough about me...unto the writings!
Current Status/Updates:
Crimson Mist: Nowhere near completed, but a still in progress novel. Hope to finish this in a couple of years at the very least the way things are developing. Funny how short stories can quickly mutate into monsters. This is basically my first attempt at writing a full fledged novel in the horror/macabre breed. I hope everyone will enjoy this as I put countless hours in developing the story and its characters.
The rest...so far I have a few short stories and poems besides the above mentioned, so there won't be any updates for those save for an occasional edit. Sometimes I will split up a short story so it won't be long and exhausting for the reader, but unless I explicitly state that I will continue the story, then don't hold your breath for another. Besides Crimson Mist, Manna and Holy Man's Pathos will be those stories that will likely continue in one form or another.
Oh and one more thing...my policy is, whenever someone gives me a review, constructive criticsm, or general praise, I always make sure to return the favor. Please feel free to constructively critique my work. I'm always up for revising and editing - I can take it. You can also find my artwork and some new poetry on my deviant art account.
01/10/06 - I took down all the chapters of Crimson Mist save for the first two as I do plan on getting this baby published one way or another. Right now my concern isn't really about publishing it but more about actually getting the story done. I should just take the entire thing down, but I still want some kind of attention drawn to it. The first volume will be thirteen chapters while the second will pick up where the first left off. There might even be a trilogy, but I haven't thought that far ahead.
02/4/06 - I took down Holy Man's Pathos. You can read it in published form here.
05/16/06 - I uploaded two new stories. One is a quasi-erotica/horror tale and the other is one about an assassin and his journey, set in the heartland of fuedal Japan.
06/5/06 - No story uploads today, but anyone can find my work online for free as well the Temple of Dagon, with the longer mythos stories, Holy Man's Pathos and Beyond the Conjured. I'm also one of the lineups at RAGE magazine; scroll down to the July issue. It can be found here.
08/17/06 - Uploaded a short-short story I wrote a while ago called Extremis. Creepy horror ensues!
09/9/06 - Uploaded a new poem about artists and angels called Seraphim. How romantic! Heh.
09/10/06 - I decided to upload back Holy Man's Pathos here and you can also catch it at the Temple of Dagon. It originally appeared here on FictionPress but then it got picked up on Nickolaus Pacione's Ethereal Gazette, so I figured I'd take it down so it can be exclusive to that zine. But, it has been a while since it was published (my debut) so here it is in its entirety for everyone here. It verges on Lovecraftian horror and some would describe it as containing a crossover mythos vibe. Enjoy!
09/16/06 - A new story is up, called The Moth. For those of you who have read my other stories, you will notice this is a huge change of pace for me and different from what I usually end up writing about.
10/31/06 - It's Hallow's eve time, baby! I uploaded White Blur, which is a short story that was featured in Tabloid Purposes 3 in which you can find here: http://www.lulu.com/content/432711 I also took down the first 2 chapters of Crimson Mist, although the prologue remains. Sorry guys, I need to make some kind of profit. :( I'm shopping around for publishers, currently. If anything comes up, I'll let you know!
03/8/07 - First update of the year (Finally!). First off, I got a new poem done called Angel of the Aeon. My poem The Third Eye has been accepted at a gnostic site called the Palm Tree Garden in which you can find here. Next up, Beyond the Conjured which was accepted at RAGE magazine can now be read here for all those who wanted to read it but can't afford it. My first novel Crimson Mist, a dark fantasy project which has been in the works for nearly 3 years is now finished (!) and is currently being revised and will be featured on lulu.com shortly until I am finished with the jacket design. There is also a sequel and continuation in the works, but for now, I'll be focusing on the first. Check this space for updates on that. And finally, I am currently fleshing out a total Cthulhu Mythos inspired short called Unknown Territory which to me, might be my finest work yet. It is action noir/horror at my finest. It will be featured in the newest issue of Ethereal Gazette. I have a few more short stories coming this way, so expect plenty of updates this time around. Phew. I think that's about it!
04/1/07 - Updates! First up I uploaded a new short non-fiction piece called Butterfly Caught. Next up my poem Angel of the Aeon has been accepted at the PTG.org, which you can find here. And last but not least my story Unknown Territory has been accepted at Ethereal Gazette as well as a painting I did which is featured on its cover.
10/11/07 - After a rather lengthy hiatus I am back in the groove of things with some new stuff to share. I'll posting a lot more in the coming months. One is a series of drabbles I thought up one night and the other is a lousy attempt to write more psychological horror. Should be interesting. :)
10/31/07 - I uploaded a story that I wrote earlier this year featured in TP III called Unknown Territory in the tradition of Samhain today. Beware of Eye of the Outer Court, Azathoth -- the demon god of insanity and despair!
11/10/07 - Here's another little poem I wrote called Stigmata: not particularly against anyone - just the notion of losing your false notion of reality which can be more potentially painful than people realize.
12/30/07 - Two more short stories written for your reading pleasure. Read and review. Gracias.
03/09/08 - First story of the year. The Surgeon's Daughter is a little horror story I came up with while watching an episode of Dexter. It can be also found in Tabloid Purposes IV.
03/10/08 - A little dark poem I came up with. I feel like this with my current insomniatic episodes. Kami help me!
03/17/08 - Happy Saint Patricks day! In honor of this occasion, I've channeled my inner Clive Barker for this little number with Forgotten. Yeah, beer, sport pubs and S&M chains don't mix, I know. I don't think I'll be doing many short stories for the long haul. College seems to drain all my time and energy, although I am doing a major editing overhaul of CM. My novella Holy Man's Pathos which is basically a collection of the first two installments plus a 25,000 word sequel which is currently also slowly but surely getting done. Immortal priests, reincarnated fallen angels, grail/gnostic mythos all sprinkled with divine blood-lines as seats for ultra-secret Magus orders drawn from Christ and Lucifer's veins (say that 3x fast): all beginning in a small town and ending in the most unlikely of places. And no, it's not churchy or even pro-religion in general: just good old fashioned supernatural horror with an action/adventure edge in mind. Perhaps I spoiled too much already! I'll get a few short stories on here that I wrote long ago but never went so far as to put them out here on the web and one of them is straight up Sci-Fi: a genre which I often have a tough time digesting. Speaking of which: I really should get some more chapters for Manna done. Off to some much needed sleep for now.
06/26/08 - An essay I wrote for class that briefly touches upon the similar central and doctrinal elements found in both Buddhism and the ancient heresy of Gnostic Christianity.
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