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On “Hell House” and Descriptions

Posted on January 30, 2023March 23, 2023 Arthur Macabe

I recently finished Richard Matheson’s “Hell House.” As I draft my horror novel, I’m looking for the scariest books to

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Description Exercise #01: The Cave

Posted on January 6, 2023March 23, 2023 Arthur Macabe

I recently bought a used copy of the Gotham Writers’ Workshop Writing Fiction guide. I’m thankful for Chester Creek Books

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Human-SIM and Critical Thinking

Posted on December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 Arthur Macabe

Paul Graham recently wrote an essay about reading where he stated: “In the science fiction books I read as a

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Okulous-10 – Chapter 1: First Transmissions

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 Arthur Macabe

E5R LOG 00 ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. ESTABLISHING CONNECTION…. OKULOUS-10 LINK ESTABLISHED. CONFIRMING SITE….SITE E5 RECEIVING. CONFIRMING SIGNAL….RECEIVING TEXT ONLY.

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Sixes and 12’s

Posted on October 18, 2022March 1, 2023 Arthur Macabe

We’ve been waiting so long. We both forgot. What did we forget? The time? What we were doing? What we

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On Writing in 2023

Posted on September 18, 2022March 1, 2023 Arthur Macabe

After a two year break, I’m writing again. I had a number of other projects that kept me from the

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Stories and Works

Human (Science Fiction Short Story)

In the near future, a man lost in his life and career hopes to get the latest HUMAN-SIM upgrade with unexpected consequences…

Saturn: Journey to the Core (Science Fiction Short Story)

Scientists make a terrifying discover during the first manned mission to Saturn…

The Schlikt (Horror Short Story)

A pediatric nurse navigates the dark halls of not just the hospital corridors, but something else much more frightening…

Leviathan’s Jaw (Science Fiction Short Story)

A young man finds himself alone as his escape pod approaches a black hole…

Wake Me Please (Horror Flash Fiction)

A husband wakes from a bad dream, only to find the world not as he last remembered…

A Lack of Fire in Hell (Fantasy Short Story)

An old warrior wakes upon the shores of Hell after death, hoping to find a way out…

The Ghosts in the Walls (Poem)

What we hear in the walls when we’re alone…

Sixes and 12’s (Poem)

Time watches us grow…

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