So, I’m trying to cut back on the social media. I’m keeping this blog up for the occasional promo post.
If you want to get in touch with me for historical consulting or another reason you can email me:
viktorathelstan [at] gmail.com
My Writing:
Decessit Vita Matris--(Available as an ebook and physical book on Amazon! Also available on order at your local bookshop!) 13th Century Devon. Demons roam the earth, looking for prey to create half demon children, called cambions. They transform their victims’ bodies and do unspeakable things to them. Brother Gilbert of Buckmoor Abbey is one such man. After his brutal attack and subsequent postpartum psychosis, Brother Gilbert is sent to his cousin’s castle to recover. While there, Brother Gilbert’s cousin puts him under the care of Thierry, a noble and incredibly handsome knight. Thierry doesn't really know what to make of the emotionally and physically scarred monk. Brother Gilbert suffers from melancholy and disgust at his new body, causing him to lash out at those around him. Even so, Thierry is determined to help Gilbert heal from the mysterious and horrible demonic attack he suffered less than a year ago. However, Gilbert’s feelings regarding Thierry are complicated. And they are made even more complicated when he knows what he did to the last man he loved…
Okehampton Fog--Featured on Creepy Pod. A podcast story where a person visits Okehampton Castle and stumbles upon something...weird.
Specific Knowledge: Viktor Athelstan on Medieval Magic and Necromancy-- An essay on medieval magic.
Brother Maternitas in Your Body is Not Your Body--Two medieval monks react to their transformation and demonic pregnancy in very different ways. Nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award.
Shameless Self Promotion:
My Kofi—Where you can support me with tips and also buy physical paintings and chapbooks.
My Patreon--Where you can read WIPs of webnovels, rewrites of chapters, and view art and photos.
My YouTube Channel--Where I post travel videos, speed draws, and shorts about my writing.
My itch.io--Where I sell zines and an ebook of Decessit Vita Matris.
My Inprnt Shop--Where you can buy my art (mostly of characters from my Tales From The Monastery Universe stories)
My Substack--Where I send out newsletters sometimes
My Tales From The Monastery Universe Blog--where I post about TFTM. You can also ask my characters questions here :)
My AO3--where you can read Tales From The Monastery Universe stories
My Website--I am learning HTML, so it is extremely simple at the moment. I try to update it at least once a week. Has old stories that were removed from AO3 on it.
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Some of my webnovels available on AO3
Faelan’s Daring Escape!--Faelan has just turned four! Now that she is a big girl, it means no longer living with her daddy, Brother Bennett, in the monks’ infirmary. She has to live and sleep in the nunnery. But the nunnery is big and scary and Faelan wants to be with her daddy like she always has. Maybe she can figure out a way to get into the monastery without anyone noticing...
Lapis Lazuli--When a merchant from the East comes to the market with an extremely expensive pigment, the monks know they have to buy it. Unfortunately, Brother Wulfric threatened to eat the merchant and Brother Æthelwine threatened to give him elf shot, so Abbot Gunter’s negotiations don’t start off as well as he would have liked. Now they must scramble to get the funds, by (almost) any means necessary!
The Completely Unerotic Adventures of Brother Cellanus Volume I--In 9th century Jorvik, after failing to convert various pagan creatures, Brother Cellanus decides on an easier goal: ministering to the local prostitutes. With his handy pastoral manual and a whole lot of optimism, Brother Cellanus is sure he can help his new lady friends embrace modesty and religion. It is harder than he anticipated. (Series is currently on volume V!)
Abbot Gunter's Monastic Punishment for Sinful Monks and Arrogant Princes--After Abbot Gunter discovers two of his monks together in the woods, he makes a show of punishing them both. His decision has surprising consequences.
The Tragedy of Theobald--The Tragedy of Theobald is a about an angsty melodramatic 9th century gay teenager trying to be straight and failing horribly. Sometimes there are demons. Lots of bible quotes and kennings. Despite it being called "The Tragedy of Theobald" Theobald doesn't die. He'll get his happy ending...eventually.
Eawynn’s Catastrophically Disastrous Wedding--A gay medieval monk returns home with his lover to attend his ex-fiancé's wedding...and said ex-fiancé is determined to get him back.
