Conrad Adamson

Conrad Adamson

Treatment, flash fiction, Issue 53, December 2020

Conrad Adamson spends much of his time working while other people are in bed. During day hours he spends time with his family while pretending he isn't thinking about story ideas. Sometimes he finds a few hours to sleep. His interests outside of fiction writing include learning foreign languages, sipping scotch, and testing the limits of what can be accomplished while listening to audiobooks. He spent his youth competing in wrestling, boxing, jiu jitsu, fencing, stick fighting, and mixed martial arts, but those days are behind him.

Get to know Conrad...

Birthdate?

1984

When did you start writing?

A few years ago I began a job with a longer commute and I turned toward audiobooks, which have improved leaps and bounds since the old days of tinny books on tape, and my passion for reading fiction reignited. I listen often and starting reading more books and ebooks. I've read books so powerful I don't think I could ever create something on the same level. I've also read books that were fun, but I thought with hard work I could write something that could surpass them. I was inspired to write by both.

When and what and where did you first get published?

My first published story was "Let's Not Argue" in Pulp Adventures #36. It was a story about a police officer bumbling through a banal life and a marriage that has lost its momentum. He finds himself in the middle of an unexpected emergency that puts everything in perspective with the threat that it might be too late to change.

Why do you write?

I love to create and this is a medium well-suited to me as an outlet.

Why do you write Science Fiction and/or Fantasy?

Science fiction and fantasy are genres that are wide open and being expanded by innovative authors every day. High level work in SFF can do everything found in other genres--thrilling action, engaging mystery, deep characters that draw you in, romance and adventure--but the constraints are only what the author chooses. I like the freedom to make the environment and reality as close or as far from our own as I think fits the story I want to tell.

Who is your favorite author? Your favorite story?

I could go on for pages about my favorite authors, but my most recent fascination has been with Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan saga. These books succeed on more levels than most others even try for. The Vor Game is probably my favorite of the series, but several others aren't far behind.

What are you trying to say with your fiction?

Be loyal to the people who are there for you. Protect them. Make your corner of the world a cleaner, safer place. Learn to be patient and search for truth.

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