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People Lost in a Maze: Feb 20th 2017: 1000 words. Three strangers wake in the middle of a hedge maze. No one understands how they arrived or how they can escape. Their only clue is a sign that reads 'Ye with sin can not touch these walls.'

There may eventually be short stories again, but I've been working hard on getting the new mixed media format of Shift World Completed.

Short Stories

2016 Election: a 500 word short story depicting how I feel about this recent presidential election.

Memories: September 3rd 2016 A 600 word short story about either the best or worst person imaginable.

Penny the Copper: October 2nd 2016 An 800 word short story about Officer Penny discussing a new program that may go too far.

Gunfight: October 17th 2016 1500 words. Sometimes in love the better fighter wins, and sometimes the better person wins.

Holloween I: October 24th 2016 2500 words. An alternative story about the origin of Halloween.

Holloween II: October 31st 2016 2700 words. The second and final part for a story about an alternative origin of Halloween.

Family Ties I: December 19th 2016 2350 words. What would you be willing to give to see the loved ones you've lost? What would you be willing to give to save the loved ones you still have?

Family Ties II: December 26th 2016 2450 words. Finale for Family Ties short story

Lost People in a Maze: Feb 20th 2017 1000 words. Three strangers wake in the middle of a hedge maze. No one understands how they arrived or how they can escape. Their only clue is a sign that reads 'Ye with sin can not touch these walls.'

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New Art: September 10th 2016 New art that I purchased at a festival.

Halloween special Sci-fi and Scary Guest Post October 27th 2016 by Christopher W Gamsby. Defeating Horror Movie Monsters. A short essay about why movie monsters are memorable and scary and why as the series continues they often become less frightening.

180 Days December 14thth 2016: 2700 words. I released Shift World 180 days ago and I started writing the novel about 1,000 days ago. In that time I learned a lot about writing and being an author. Now I'm sharing those thoughts.

Ascendance of a Bookworm First Impressions April 26th 2020 by Christopher W Gamsby. A quick summary of my first impressions of the light novel series Ascendance of a Bookworm.

How The Rising of the Shield Hero went from subverting the isekai harem troupe to exemplifying it. May 6th 2020: Here is a quick blog post on how The Rising of the Shield Hero ended up going from subverting the expectations of being a light novel with a strong relationship between two people to one where the over powered main character has a flock of women all fighting for him.

Tales from Shift World
Tales from Shift World