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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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