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"Samuel Huggins Jr. Ship President South Pacific Ocean Latt 21 55. S. Long 175 W. October 20 1833." | photograph by Rusty Clark (via Flickr)

"Samuel Huggins Jr. Ship President South Pacific Ocean Latt 21 55. S. Long 175 W. October 20 1833." | photograph by Rusty Clark (via Flickr)

Creative scribblings carved from my imagination. Here there be original shorts, fan fiction, novellas, and other art forms not yet identified by science.

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That's What Tigers Do Best

Part 3: School for Brotherly Care (Jan. 15, 2015) | Comments

Tiger faces his toughest challenge yet in Medical School: befriending Dal Timgar.
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That's What Tigers Do Best

Part 2: Recovery (Jan. 08, 2015) | Comments

Everyone needs a break after an eighteen hour surgery, especially the surgeon.
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That's What Tigers Do Best

Part 1: The Friendship Treatment (Jan. 01, 2015) | Comments

Five times Dr. Frank "Tiger" Martin, Green Service of Medicine, helped out his friend Dr. Dal Timgar of the Red Service of Surgery, and one time Dal got to return the favor. Also posted on FanFiction.net and An Archive of Our Own. Download an ePub version of the series.
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Ode to Ennui

Oct. 30, 2014 | Comments

An Italian or Petrarchan sonnet about the truly horrifying state of our souls.
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A Visceral Flight

Oct. 23, 2014 | Comments

The eagle and the raven spent many long years flying side by side (though it must be admitted, the eagle took the headwind first).
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Ambresia

Oct. 09, 2014 | Comments

The denizens of the Pearl Gondola are introduced to a brand new phenomena set to rock their tiny enclosed existences.
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The Parasite's Prayer

Oct. 02, 2014 | Comments

A poem born of life's frustrations.
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Aphelion

Sep. 25, 2014 | Comments

The daughters of one world give their all to appease the Sun, but is it enough?
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Inductio

Sep. 18, 2014 | Comments

A different tragic love haunts the Trojan War as the Athenian sailor Kallikrates is forced to relive his past. Inspired by the Greek Mythology AU prompt from the Fanfic Prompts tumblr.
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Silence

Sep. 11, 2014 | Comments

A poem not only for those we honor today, but for all who have suffered and continue to everywhere.

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