Creative Melting Pot

  • Update #1: Introductions

    Hello and welcome to this blog of mine! My goal with this site is to give a proper place to display my short stories and novel excerpts for the world to see. For full disclosure, the pieces uploaded will be randomized at least for the first week or two. This is to build up content…

  • Unsteady Seas and Unblinking Eyes

    All is peaceful until a crash of thunder startles you from your deep sleep. Your eyes open to find an overcast sky instead of the blindingly white ceiling of the hospital. As you continue to stare, you also come to realize that you’re in a small row-boat rather than in that sterile bed with the…

  • Lie Down With Dogs And You’ll Wake Up With A New Family – Story Excerpt #2

    It’s around nine o’clock when the occasional whimpers start to become continuous. I groan in frustration as I turn up the volume several notches but, unfortunately, the howls can no longer be drowned out.     “Alright, alright, I’m coming!” I yell as I pause the movie I’m watching. I then begrudgingly get up from my spot…

  • Lie Down With Dogs and You’ll Wake Up With a New Family – Story Excerpt #1

    I quickly step around the various toys scattered across the living-room floor and make my way up the staircase. Once at the top, I’m surprised to find that the hallway is practically spotless; save for a pair of pink rain boots in the wide-open doorway of the first room on the right. I decide to…

  • Tether

    Row after row of cookie-cutter, upper-class houses drift lazily by as I carefully maneuver my truck through the icy streets. The mechanical voice from my phone instructs me to turn right, and I follow suite as a whistle from the passenger seat catches my attention. I glance over to see Felix staring out the window…

  • Thicker Than Water – Excerpt from Beta Concept

    Theresa Marigold should have known where things were headed when she saw the store’s manager and assistant manager walk in near the end of the day. After all, this bulk store was the slowest out of the three in town, so them being their without prior notice should have been a warning. Still, it didn’t…

  • Article: Serious Student Education Gap

    No matter what someone’s circumstances are, everyone is entitled to an education. After all, knowledge is fundamental for both personal and career-centered growth, and denying anyone access to it is immoral. However, accessibility does not mean equality. And the unfortunate truth is that Indiana students in smaller schools are simply not being given the education…