Field notes from writing stories that make tomorrow feel a little more buildable.
This newsletter is my creative playground — a place where stories, questions, and futures take shape in public. If you’re curious how near-future novels are made and put into the world, and how today’s technologies quietly reshape what it means to be human, you’ll feel at home here.
You’ll find early drafts, short pieces of fiction, and reflections from inside my writing and publishing process — alongside thoughts on the near future: emerging technologies, social shifts, and the ethical tensions that keep finding their way into my novels.
It’s not a publication in the traditional sense. Think of it as a writing studio with the door left open. Some posts are polished. Others are exploratory by design. All of them are part of the same ongoing conversation about stories, progress, and the choices hidden inside both.
You can expect:
Behind-the-scenes reflections on the craft (and chaos) of writing — the sparks, the stumbles, and long middles.
Idea-driven micro fiction born from real-world trends and and plausible what-ifs.
First looks and early reads of new stories before they are public.
No fixed cadence. No doom for doom’s sake. Just thoughtful fiction, curiosity, and a touch of wonder.
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Selected Posts
The HRP Turns One — and A Forest Sound You Can’t Place
HRP’s anniversary upgrades, Birthright’s Q1 indie launch, plus a tiny story from the woods.
The Man Who Never Climbed the Mountain
A summer update on three novels, the hunt for an agent, and why old Mike still hasn’t climbed the mountain.
Why We Still Need Novels (Even in an AI World)
On imagination, and the irreplaceable power of longform fiction.