Things I Write, Things I’ve Written, Things I Will (Probably) Write
Updated 2016–11–06: Added the Kat Ninetails publication and changed the focus of my main profile posts.
Updated 2016–08–09: Moved Human Resources to upcoming projects.
Since it may be a bit hard to find things around Medium (which is almost my sole choice of publishing my writing, both fiction and non-fiction), I’m creating this post to keep better track of where you can find my work. I had a page like this on my website, but ultimately I decided a similar one would be necessary here, too.
Without further ado, these are the projects I have in progress, have completed, or will create.
Current Projects
The following projects are either in progress or back-burner. They are free to read and link to, but please maintain proper credit. Thank you!
SCAR TISSUE (SERIAL NOVEL)
Life doesn’t come with trigger warnings. At least, not for Amanda Keefe. She suffers daily with two very different (and dangerous) addictions — so much so that she must plan her day around them. From the outside, she has it together: a shy but earnest twenty-something and adjunct professor at a small state college in Western Michigan. Until one night, Amanda decides to be more adventurous and invite another pitiful soul into her world.
BANAL ATROCITIES (SHORT FICTION)
A collection of short stories. They are not part of any current serial novel or anthology.
MAIN PROFILE (BLOG POSTS)
I keep my personal, bloggy-type stuff on my main profile page.
KAT NINETAILS (NONFICTION)
Here’s where I keep my nonfiction essays and reviews.
Past Projects
These projects are finished and in published form.
A BITTER SPRING (NOVEL)
“It’s like carrying around a backpack. It’s heavy and it’s on your shoulders. It hurts. It weighs you down.”
The world has just come down around Mae. Her father unexpectedly died, and her despondent mother has no other choice but to take Mae and her two sisters to live with their loving but unprepared grandparents. But while her sisters quickly adjust to the changes of a new house, new school, and new life, Mae finds herself numb and indifferent. The school bullies still harass her for her weight. Her sisters are still beautiful and popular. Her mother settles back into a routine of frivolity. For her, the scenery has changed but not the situation.
When shadows from her family’s past resurface, Mae finds comfort in only two things. One, a purple composition book that becomes her emotional and creative outlet under the encouragement of her grandfather and guidance counselor. And two, her friendship with Dawn — a girl her own age with a gentle wisdom Mae has yet to understand.
ICARUS (NOVEL)
Man versus machine. Anarchy versus order. Power versus love.
Centuries of war have ravaged the world. Those left are sheltered under domed cities — like the decrepit city of Kennedy — but they’re not really protected. Class warfare wages. The lower classes are kept down by the upper class that strives to eventually replace them with easily-controlled artificial intelligence. The man who created this AI is Jerrid Fieger, the most powerful man in Kennedy.
Citizens by day and terrorists by night, the Project is the only force fighting against this takeover. Ayaku was once the principal dancer for the city ballet; Riley, an acrobat for the circus. Flake and Copse were computer programmers. They and the rest of the Project want the man who created synthetic robots to suffer for their losses. But an intense drug called called Clout hinders their revenge on him — a drug so addictive, it causes them to continue using it long after their skin has turned green, and their insides have begun to turn to mush.
West is different, however. He doesn’t fight for a lost career. He fights for the woman he loves.
Upcoming Projects
These projects are still in their infancy but will be shared when complete.
HUMAN RESOURCES (WEB ANTHOLOGY)
Human Resources is a collection of short stories inspired by real life encounters with clients, colleagues, and corporate entities — not all of whom were in HR . Names and situations have been changed for obvious reasons.
JACOB’S TRAIL (SERIAL NOVEL)
Coming soon.