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 ->
The granite-wheeled steamless steamroller pushed around by Fred Conan-quads Flintstone is number three on TIME magazine’s list of the best fictional vehicles of all time. It’s recognizable enough that it was featured on the 1994 live-action movie poster, and the iconic image of the car tipping after receiving a rack of brontosaurus (read apatosaurus) ribs is all-too familiar. There are many benefits that could be used in modern society by a human-powered vehicle, so we must turn to the beginning of the modern stone age: could someone actually…
Yesterday I had the pleasure of watching the first found footage film that was actually good. Found footage is a style of film making where the majority of the movie is presented through clips from the protagonist’s own camcorder, or someone close to the protagonist. It was done in Blair Witch which people tell me gave them motion sickness, and in Cloverfield which made me sick both from dizziness and from the shameless shock-and-awe tactics. Rather than using the found footage style as a gimmick to try and…