Published in Hinged·Jun 13, 2020The Solution To The Steel Beetle Problem“I don’t want to see you, Relbin,” the king said. “Guards, get him out of my sight.” “Please, wait your majesty. I’ve found a solution to the kingdom’s steel beetle problem.” The king shook his head, “That’s what you told me last week. Remember the giant spiders Relbin? If you…Fiction2 min read
Published in Hinged·Mar 14, 2020Learning To Spend Time With Your Child: A Dad’s Dilemma“The problem is, I just don’t know what to do with her. Hell, I don’t know what to do with myself half the time when I’m not working or sleeping. Are you sure I can’t play with her in simulated reality?” Asma shook her head, “The doctors all say no…The Weekly Knob6 min read
Published in Hinged·Jan 11, 2020The Thousand Year Anniversary (The Temporal Anniversary)Rufus had been pondering the anniversary present for months. What should you get your wife for your thousandth anniversary? The traditional guides were no help. They all stopped at the 60th anniversary, the diamond anniversary. Of course, with modern molecular technology diamonds were basically worthless. As Rufus thought about this…Fiction6 min read
Published in Hinged·Dec 21, 2019A Visit To The Woodcutter’s Guild“Right, either you’re puttin me on, or you’ve had on too many blows to the old noggin.” “No, I’m serious.” Gavin paused to collect his thoughts. “This is the dwarven woodcutter’s guild, right?” “Oh aye.” “So, I feel like it’s reasonable for me to ask you to cut down a…Short Story4 min read
Published in Hinged·Dec 14, 2019The Superhero At The Back Of The Bus“Come on, there’s gonna be an epic war and we’re gonna miss it!” Mary ran up the two steps onto the bus and found a seat before Avaka had put her foot down on the first step. “Come On!” Mary said. “The bus AI won’t start driving until your slow…Fiction6 min read
Published in Hinged·Nov 30, 2019A Hero In WattopiaIn Wattopia charge was everything, and I grew up with nothing. I remember the orange low battery icon blinking in the top right corner of all of my childhood memories. The warning flashed anytime an android got below fifteen percent charge, and we were always below fifteen percent. I knew…Short Story11 min read
Published in Hinged·Nov 16, 2019The Butter Princess Who Slipped Through The Knight’s FingersThe sound of knocking at the ancient oak door was so loud Wynneth, the old wise woman, heard it over the storm raging outside. “One moment!” she yelled. She couldn’t yell loud enough, though, and the knocking continued. “Sir Edmund,” she said as she opened the door, “what brings you…Fiction4 min read
Published in Hinged·Nov 9, 2019The Toymaster’s Secret WeaponTorch light reflected off bits and pieces of broken slinky, making odd patterns on the stone walls of the tunnel. Gargo, the massive barbarian, was scraping slinky from the bottom of his boot while Timby said prayers of healing over Lorka’s body. Lorka had taken the brunt of the razor…Fiction7 min read
Published in Hinged·Oct 26, 2019Monster Of The Week Tournament“Ladies and Gentlemen, Undead and Cephalopods, welcome one and all to the most unpredictable of all reality shows. Welcome to the Monster of the Week Tournament!” The roar of the crowd made Stabhorn stamp his hoof on the ground in anticipation. This was his moment. This time, he would make…Fiction6 min read
Published in Invisible Idiot·Oct 22, 2019A Call For SubmissionsWelcome to Invisible Idiot, a Medium Publication focusing on stories of language learning. Did you use the wrong word in a conversation? We want to hear about it! Did you try a new language learning method? Let us know how that went. Have you written a piece of fiction where…Writing2 min read
