H. C. Whalen

Welcome to my worlds

If you are not a Patron, please enjoy a few of my flash fiction pieces for free. If you like what you read, please consider being a Patron at $2 a month. This will allow me to bow out of the extra hours as an “essential worker” and create more fiction.

  • Coronation” (©2015): A woman considers what dangers she may have missed on her path to the crown.
  • Chess 01, The Pawn“, (©2004): A young man finds himself drafted into a deadly game of chess as a pawn.
  • In Want of a Drink“, (©2017): A woman rides out of the Dreamscape desert into town seeking a specific drink.
  • Ragnar’s Stone“, (©2017): A stone carries the story of three men’s adventures through the centuries.
  • Finn’s Catch” (©2021): Finn captures a an uncooperative bounty for an unsavory organization.
  • What the Light Doesn’t Show” (©2022): The ripples of disruption open the eyes of a hotdog vendor.

Dreamscapes

Dreamscapes come in all shapes and sizes. Whole realms exist in the background dreaming of humanity. Whole societies have been lost in the ever shifting Dreamscapes. Some people have learned to walk the mutable paths between communities, even between realms. It is a rare individual, however, that knows the pathways back to reality.

Far Future

In the Far Future, corporations plant colonies on distant planets. They use genetic engineering to create citizens specific to their jobs. On the fringes of society, old fashioned humans struggle to survive, salvaging cybernetics and vehicles and weapons.

Modern Fantasy

My Modern Fantasy is the modern world with a supernatural overlay. There are wraiths and shapeshifters and reality benders roaming the cities. Mundane people lose themselves through doorways to other realms. Secret societies struggle for power.

Old Fantasy

These stories are set in older times, in worlds different than our own. Follow Lyfa’s Journey through serial chapters as she seeks ways to save her communities and to save herself.

Florida Blog

I lived in Naples, Florida for a couple of years. While I settled into a new location, I wrote a blog to process changes I recognized within myself.

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