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Florilegium Stellarum
Florilegium Stellarum
Kindle / Summer 2023
Essay: "Florilegium Stellarum: A Cosmic Essay of Pilgrimage"
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This story is for anyone who has traveled to a faraway place, and has come back home a changed person. This is a narrative of my pilgrimage of knowledge, which was originally born from a childhood fascination with books and the night sky. In this essay, you will find the lore of astronomy, myth, and sacred spaces such as Stonehenge and the common neighborhood library. This essay is dedicated to all the wayfarers who seek experiences full of personal meaning.
Anterior Skies
Anterior Skies
Volume 1
Strange Elf Press / Spring 2023
Story: "The Seven Mysterious Drownings of the Crew of the SS Neptune"
In the 1840s, a crew of seven men survive a shipwreck in a violent storm. The mysterious circumstances surrounding the only woman on board, and the strange occurrences that plague the crew, lead them all toward an unfathomable fate.
Myth & Lore
Myth & Lore
Issue 5: Monuments, Stones & Haunted Homes
Spring 2023
Essay: "Stone Secrets of the Great Lakes"
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Mysterious stone structures beneath Lake Michigan. A cryptic stone circle on Beaver Island. Obsidian rock unearthed from an ancient site at the bottom of Lake Huron. These are some of the tantalizing secrets held by the Great Lakes, and further exploration has unveiled some fascinating possibilities about the peoples and customs of long ago.
Vastarien
Vastarien
Vol. 5, Issue 2
Grimscribe Press / 2022
Essay: "No Longer Remotely Human: Metamorphosis in the Horror of Junji Ito"
An analysis of the work of graphic storyteller and artist Junji Ito. Themes of trauma and isolation in youth, as well as strained family relationships, are examined psychologically. Literary influences are also discussed.
Three exemplary short stories of weird fiction are presented and analyzed, showing how their turn-of-the-20th-century themes are relevant today. Writers discussed include H.G. Wells, Lord Dunsany, and Robert W. Chambers.
Cold Signal Magazine
Cold Signal Magazine
Issue One / 2022
Essay: "And Yet it Deviated"
Concepts of mechanized human senses and the future of consciousness are examined. A serious look at how the possibility of extraterrestrial technology may manifest itself to humanity, and how one reknown astronomer believes it already has.
Hellebore #7
Hellebore #7
"The Ritual Issue" / 2022
Essay: "The Path of the Labyrinth"
This article delves into the history of rituals, games, and dances performed in labyrinths and mazes, and how they are constantly reinvented. The symbol as a cultural artifact is also explored.
A Wayfarer's Hearth
A Wayfarer's Hearth
Anathema Publishing / 2022
Essay: "Florilegium Stellarum"
This essay is the combination of a personal narrative and a discussion of knowledge, history, and astronomy. It additionally explores how travel, reading, and writing have synthesized to form my own esoteric worldview.
Holland Files #6
Holland Files #6
International Swamp Thing Zine / 2021
Essay: "The Writhing Discord of Utter Chaos"
This piece traces the development of a cosmic horror entity, from its inception in literary fiction and on, through comic books from various authors. Some writers discussed are Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, and H.P. Lovecraft.
Hellebore #5
Hellebore #5
"The Unearthing Issue" / 2021
Essay: "The Abyss of All Being"
This article explores the historical discovery of deep time in the field of geology at the turn of the 19th century, and the impact it made on science, philosophy, and literature.
Seeds of Ares
Seeds of Ares
Anathema Publishing / 2020
Essay: "To Ravish & Intoxicate: The Ritual of Live Exreme Music"
This essay is a study of the experience of live music, particularly metal, and how this music is often spiritual in the concert setting. The transcendent and consciousness-altering aspects of sound are explored in depth.
Holland Files #4
Holland Files #4
International Swamp Thing Zine / 2019
Essay: "All of Infinity Within One Gigantic Instant"
An article that discusses the connection between literary stories and comics, focusing on specific stories that highlight the relationships between the two forms of literature. Also examined is the line of influence that led to these ideas.
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