by Robert | Jan 10, 2025 | Blog, Flash Fiction
Jax Riley, a lanky young man with a mop of brown hair that always seemed to have a mind of its own, squinted at the engine room display. His reflection stared back, smudged with grease–a badge of honor for a junior deckhand on the Ascendant, the Rimward Concordancy...
by Robert | Nov 22, 2024 | Blog, Flash Fiction
The digital world blurred as Kai sprinted, his camouflage code flickering under the strain. Behind him, Paladin’s security programs tore through the virtual jungle, relentless, unstoppable. He’d been rogue for a single cycle, a fugitive since uncovering...
by Robert | Nov 8, 2024 | Blog, Flash Fiction
The acrid scent of industrial disinfectant stung Elias’s nostrils. His back aching and pride shattered, he held his scrubber with a white-knuckled grip. Each swipe across the gleaming white floor tiles served as an irritating reminder of his fall from grace,...
by Robert | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog, Writing Tips
Whether you’re writing your next great novel or warming up with a bit of fun flash fiction, it can be tempting to fall into the trap of following all the rules. Yes, it’s true that the rules are there for a reason. But that doesn’t mean that it’s always a good reason....
by Robert | Jul 23, 2021 | Blog, Page One
Chapter 1: The Agent <<STATIC>><<FLASH>> She crouched silently in the shadows, carefully hidden in a small room off a mostly disused side corridor. Somewhere dark and silent. With a thought, a glowing, blue-lined map flickered to life in front...