Joseph HaldenMy Published Works
Light Chaser, Dark HunterWhen sunlight is currency, a guard must choose between what's done and what's right. Continue Reading ->
Time and GraceGrace breaks down and has to survive the wilderness, her car's AI, and her inner demons. Continue Reading ->
The Furgeldt CollectorA pirate cat bounty hunter must stop a frisky plot against the Catfish Queen. Continue Reading ->
Where They WentA microfiction story about possibilities. Continue Reading ->
Ad MePodcast flash story about a magical homework assignment gone wrong. Continue Reading ->
F is for FairyFeatures my satire about an idiot king and talking animals... Continue Reading ->
I’VE DONE A FEW BOOK EVENTS, and I always felt the spirit of the event should better capture the raucous enthusiasm some books engender. When I read a good book, I want to run outside and scream about it to the world. I’m not alone in this regard, so why then, do so many book events feel stifled? Peru offered me the answer I was looking for: Lucha Libro, a twist on Lucha Libre, Mexico’s pro wrestling. Known as “literary wrestling”, writers don masks and are challenged to…
So you’re a Yog-Sothoth-worshipping cult fanatic, but you also care about your family. You want to bring forth a presence of an Elder God, since they technically came here long before us, but you don’t want to lay scourge to all the lands on the green earth. Can you have your own pet Dunwich Horror like Wilbur Whateley did in 1928? The Dunwich Horror is a pretty big Betsey. In Lovecraft’s work of the same name, swaths of trees 30 ft across are completely flattened. Although the monstrosity…