“Super” was a proof-of-concept for an initiative I started at INFUZEmag.com, where writers were paired with talented artists to create comic books and graphic novels. It’s basically a short story in comic book form.

Written for INFUZEmag.com. It was the very first short story published there. Jeff was sleeping — which for him meant tossing and turning all night long — alone in his apartment, when a voice whispered his name. “Jeff.” He bolted straight up in his bed, looking all around, his heart beating twice as fast as before. His eyes were open [...]

From my sophomore year in college, making me 19 at the time. My English Lit professor assigned an essay based on a historical work, and gave us the option of doing it as prose. I’ve always loved the legend of King Arthur, so I jumped at the chance to put a new spin on one of the most iconic parts [...]

I’ve always loved Sherlock Holmes; his mannerisms and eccentricities, his brilliant mind, his remarkable home. This piece was birthed as an exercise in description for an English Writing class in college. We were allowed to choose the place — real or fictional — and asked to describe it with sensory detail. I revised it not long after and gave it [...]

Written for a high school English class assignment in the 10th Grade, I believe. Very obviously inspired by Frank Peretti’s This Present Darkness, which a friend had given me for Christmas. Dusk painted the city a deep hue of gold. The Depression contrasted against it with a blackness that swallowed the streets. A lone figure moved quickly down a deserted [...]