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Gently works under many names in fiction, poetry, and experimental multi-genre writing. Their work often digs into queerness, grief, love, and monstrosity through speculative genres. Examples of their work can be found below and on the projects page.
Gently is open for text-based commissions of all kinds. For all inquires, contact heebleeart@gmail.com.
Fiction (excerpt) | 3071 words | Fantasy/Horror
CW: Death, gore, violence
The silence on the stilled battlefield cannibalised any other noise. The only stir was the soft dance of feet mindful to crush none but grass, to disturb none but flies from their place. The very air felt thicker, tasting sharp with bitter blood and dew-drenched iron armour, a heaviness that implored any still ...
Interactive Fiction (excerpt) | 380 words | Fantasy
Delivered unto the world by humble and perceptive parents, a squishy little child was dubbed Adventure, for even as a babe they could see that he was destined for great quests, capers, and antics. He was practically born with a sword in his hand—not literally, of course, as a sword would be much too big ...
I wanna tell you a story about the love of my life. I won’t say much about myself, mostly on account there ain’t much to tell. I’ve been drifting as far back as my memory goes. My hands are a better way to know me than my face, though both keep a telling collection of linework. I can sometimes wrustle myself a ...
It’s gonna rain. The sky’s slowly filling in with rolling navy like fire burning across a letter. I soak up as much sun as I can, boots forgotten on the porch and grass twisting to hug up to my ankles, shirt unbuttoned to let as much warmth see my heart as possible. I’ve always loved the sun in my eyes. Abuela used to ...
Audio drama (excerpt) | 755 words | Comedy/Fantasy
The council meets to discuss threats to the land posed by the mysterious Waspmaster and vote on whether or not their chosen one is ready to embark on his prophesied journey. With the vote split, they resort to the treacherous Champion’s Gauntlet to prove their prospective hero’s mettle.
Audio drama (excerpt) | 384 words | Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror
Field Evaluator Joseph Viscount stays at the Palace Motel & Suites to investigate reports of anomalous activity. Upon inspection, he finds the motel to be perfectly normal. The other guests, however, are another story.