So this chapter of Charlie and Declan requires a touch of backstory. This book is technically part of the second generation of Falker books--Gen 1 is comprised of Harriet Stuart's solo book project, following Aster Grey and Erik Falker. These take place two hundred years in the future, after an AI designated as Omnometry has … Continue reading Chapter Five: Declan
Month: June 2019
Chapter Four: Charlie
Chapter Four of the Charlie and Declan Cowriting Project, written with Harriet Stuart. Charlie sat down next to Declan on his couch while the policeman took a seat in a chair opposite them after clearing off a stack of Declan's photographs and newspapers off of the chair and onto the ground with unnecessary roughness. Beside … Continue reading Chapter Four: Charlie
“A Change in the Winds”
This was a random writing exercise in which I blindly picked three words from the dictionary--exact, meadow, and verse--and wrote a short story from it. It's a little bit odd, but I hope you enjoy it! The world was changing. I knew it, my friends and family knew it, and the Council knew it. … Continue reading “A Change in the Winds”
Chapter Three: Declan
Chapter Three of the Declan and Charlie Cowriting Project, written with Harriet Stuart. Declan made Charlie wait in the front room of his apartment, a mixture of parlour, kitchen, dining room, and study that could only exist in tight city living quarters. Declan didn't bother to keep anything clean, which didn't help matters. His modeling … Continue reading Chapter Three: Declan
“A Study in You”
*Warning: Some disturbing content*I wrote this as a character study for the Iowa Young Writers' Studio a few years ago. It follows a budding serial killer on the anti-social personality disorder (commonly known as sociopathy or psychopathy) spectrum discovering herself--kind of like a really twisted coming of age story? This also has ties to my … Continue reading “A Study in You”
The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Cigarette
A Lesson on the Importance of Continuity Photo by Irina Iriser on Pexels.com Charlie O'Brian and Declan Falker, title characters of their novel, have the unfortunate 1920s habit of smoking. I'm just going to tell you right now, characters who smoke are just flat out troublemakers. At least in my book. This book was a … Continue reading The Mysterious Case of the Disappearing Cigarette
Chapter Two: Charlie
I present to you Chapter Two of the Charlie and Declan cowriting project, written with Harriet Stuart. Find Chapter One here. Charlie flopped down on her bed and examined the pocket watch she—no, Katriona—had snitched off of Declan Erikson. It felt so long ago now… had it just been last night? The watch wasn't what … Continue reading Chapter Two: Charlie