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Three Published Works: Flash Fiction, Editorial, and Self-Published Book

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Writing is a passion of mine. I love writing whenever I can, whether it's a few minutes here or there or two hours on Saturday morning. Storytelling is an integral part of my learning, and I want others to experience it in the same way I have.


1) I submitted this Flash Fiction piece as part of a contest at Leading Edge Magazine, a volunteer science fiction/fantasy magazine on BYU campus. The contest requirements were to write a story under 600 words that combined elements of science fiction and fantasy--in this case, dragons and submarines. This story starts with an adventurer who arrives at an abandoned submarine, only to discover a lurker...

Read the full story here in Leading Edge Magazine's 75th issue!

2) I wrote an article about the Hero's Journey archetype in Japanese role-playing games (JRPGs) in Issue 76. I worked with editors to refine the piece and make something that takes a unique look on an established fan-favorite genre...

Read the story in Leading Edge, Issue 76!

3) I self-published a comedic cop drama/superhero thriller on Amazon. Jack Cadaver, Attorney-at-War, must muster all two of his brain cells and outsmart the world's greatest mind-control maniac.

Join the peacekeepers and check out Attorney at War today!

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