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The Conduit Chapter 3: Oblong Reflection
North Bay, 2023. It took most of the trip out to her dad’s place, but around Laurier Garden Centre the crowd on the bus thinned out enough for Lori to find a seat at the back. Mercifully, the fan blew tepid air against her blazing hot skin. She rubbed her eyes, shifting the reusable bag from the seat next to her to between her legs as a heavy-set man in a suit wedged his way into it, nodding appreciatively to her while he dabbed his forehead with a folded handkerchief. Lor
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Nov 120 min read


The Conduit Chapter 2: Bloody Knuckles
North Bay, ON: 1953 The city bus threw its occupants against one another in unison. Heads lolled on shoulders as some fought the motion...
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Oct 416 min read


The Conduit Chapter 1: The Speed Graphic
Introducing Tiffany Seller, a cursed item, and a reawakened blood-lust. North Bay, ON: 2023 Tiffany Sellers raced down the street calling...
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May 2216 min read


Free Preview| Chapter One: Reverence
Sunset speared the horizon as Nelson Lancaster stumbled through loose shale. The blood red orb was a constant compass pushing him...
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May 104 min read


The Conduit Prologue: Step on a crack
Horace Franklin is a sick man, and he's about to get away with murder Subscribers to my newsletter will receive sneak peeks of the...
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Apr 244 min read


How to stay motivated and write well.
Small steps toward your writing goal will pay off big time down the line. I took an ice bath yesterday. I watched the tub fill, and...
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Apr 25 min read


*Free Fiction* The Refracted Man
A mysterious and evocative scene from "The Refracted Man," a short story by Mark French, showcasing eerie tentacles emerging from the...
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Mar 2019 min read


How to Edit Smarter
I have wasted my time writing. Here's what I mean; I have wasted months on going through draft after draft of my work and fine tuning it...
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Feb 274 min read


Free Preview of Gifted Chapter One: The Bone Crib
Cover of "Gifted: Arrogance Punished," a short story by Mark French, featuring an intense pair of animal eyes amidst a cave setting. A...
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Feb 59 min read


Chapter Four: The Arcade
This chapter contains graphic subject mater, reader discretion is advised Heat shimmered off the blacktop as Helena made her way down...
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Aug 26, 202429 min read


How to write characters who are nothing like you.
I’ve always shied away from writing characters that weren’t, on some level, related to me. What I mean by this is any character that...
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Aug 8, 20244 min read


So what is a Horrorist, anyway?
If you are reading this it means you are starting the Horrorist's Journey. But it's not a path you will walk alone. You've got me, your...
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Aug 1, 20242 min read


Chapter Three: Emerald Darkness
The trees enveloped Tyson as he climbed the hill like he was walking into a great green maw. He watched as tan coloured moths flitted...
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Jul 6, 202410 min read


Chapter Two: Sunnyview Suites
When Tyson woke up the darkness seemed alive. Shapes formed and dissolved in the darkness and for a moment he felt like there was someone...
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Jun 22, 202415 min read


Chapter One: The Vanguard
“Your unit is dead Tyson, suicide.” Humphry’s tone softened a note at the last bit, an honest attempt at sympathy.
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Jun 8, 20248 min read


Free Preview of The Wraith Chapter One: The Sinking
Mysterious and chilling, "The Wraith" poster evokes a sense of foreboding with its dark imagery and sinister tagline, "Give in to Eternal...
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May 2, 20243 min read


You Aren't an Author Until you're Published.
This was the mindeset I held for YEARS, and it's a mindset that held me back. It's what stopped me from creating a website already, and...
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Mar 16, 20241 min read
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