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Titles within Machines of Perpetual Motion (series):

Carillon - (30k and counting) An urban fantasy novel(?) set in the early 2000s. Features a cast of four main protags that come from wildly different walks of life. The story is told in the 3rd person POV of Martin Sallow, a green haired freak with freckles and an anxiety disorder or two. He picks up his life and leaves town after contracting Revenant's Disease, (a late gift from his father, a man that he has no recollection of), and sets off to put things back into balance. Little does he know that he has bitten off far more than he can chew, and soon he will find himself doing things that previously only existed in his mind as nightmare fuel.

This is my most worked on solo project so far, expect many posts related to it.

The Body Lies; /Solivagant/ - (unwritten) A nomadic necromancer in Canada has their life thrust into motion after they meet one very strange zealot, Amaya. When her past comes back for more, Otto finds themself struggling against Amaya's old grudges in ways that were never expected. Rage burns brightest in abandonment, and the couple may have to give up their life together to put an end to old mistakes. Also, plenty of cannibalism occurs.

This one is still in the development process, but it has a decent amount of plot within it already. I plan to focus on it more as Carillon continues.

St. Peter Sings Coyote - (unwritten) A southern train-hopper takes an accidental trip to Mexico, narrowly avoiding a religious war. Oblivious to the horror they've left behind, they begin to delve into the strange events that have been occuring around the small town they're stranded in; only to be knocked back into reality as the war slowly seeps into the desert they now call home.

Very underdeveloped. One of my newer projects, I plan on fleshing (literal) it out a bit in the future.

Independent titles:

The Ides of March - (<1k) A small-town horror story about a child that could not be helped. A take on the concept of "female hysteria," child abuse, and mental illness. More of a political commentary than a fictional story, but it still qualifies as magical realism.

Project: Headlights - (unwritten) In a very classic sci-fi setting, big computers now run most of the world's processes. One very successful developer, Az Osborne, has dedicated his life to the computers that he's created. Only, he desires to give them a life of their own, and is willing to sacrifice his own to achieve this. His devoted apprentice, Simon Cadaver, now carries the weight of this project on his shoulders. And he may find that the weight is far too heavy.