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Welcome to Tales from the Defrag, a speculative fiction newsletter.
Does Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem with a dash of satire tickle your fancy? Then stay a while, and defrag your mind!
Spherean
Spherean is a work-in-progress dystopian speculative fiction novel. Occasionally, I share updates, lore, and world-building details with you in my “On Writing” section.
The Spheres that protect the last of Earth’s civilisation are failing. Scientist Hein Sorenson has found the solution and gets entangled in a web of cybertheft, corruption, and murder that leads to the destruction of one of the Spheres. A race against time unfolds to ensure the survival of the human race.
The Chronicles of Samuel Carter is a serialised novella on Substack. You can read it here. Paid subscribers get the e-book and audiobook.
The Chronicles of Samuel Carter
One rainy Sunday morning, Doctor Samuel Carter answers a phone call that would change his life. Curious, he joins a secret expedition to Egypt to “find what no one else could,” only to stumble from one mishap into the next. Upon his return to London, not quite himself, his whole world starts to unravel.
The Man Who Wouldn’t Die
A series of short episodes about a mysterious man found in the permafrost, a dystopian journey into our future, our past. A search for a love lost. A hunt for the Maker. A tale of survival.
Ep 01 | Ep 02 | Ep 03 | Ep 04 | Ep 05 | Ep 06 | Ep 07 | Ep 08 | Ep 09
Sensorama Smart Home Drama
Our future homes are our future graves. Smart and deadly in this dystopian drama about obsession, superstition, hallucination, demonic forces, a journey through The Between, where nothing is as it seems. Where Jamie must face his inner demon to save his friends.
Ep 01 | Ep 02 | Ep 03 | Ep 04 | Ep 05 | Ep 06 | Ep 07
More Flash Fiction
A collection of flash fiction (max 1k words) I publish periodically. Paid subscribers get the e-book, containing twelve stories each year, one for each month.
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Theory Craft
Occasionally, I write essays in the “On Writing” section, e.g.:
Foto Friday
In the Foto Friday section, I share images I have taken over the years, accompanied by a few words, a quote, a poem, or a tune. Nothing too long, nor too short, just enough to appease the senses.
Foto Friday 08 – Eternal Tides
We arrived at Sawarna Beach around 4 a.m. after a hearty Nasi Goreng breakfast one hour prior. The last part of the journey was via Ojek, their tires almost flat on purpose because of the rocky ground. The young guys who drove us were a special sort of Evel Knievel, racing across the…
StoryVerse
Ever played Zork? Text adventures back in the day? StoryVerse is an Ode to that era. An adventure that unfolds 100 words at a time, giving you two choices. Will you find the Final Word? The Last Node?
The StoryVerse expands with you. Everyone can create, add nodes, and continue where the previous writer left off. Challenge the next player!
Page Turners Podcast
Page Turners is my YouTube channel, where I narrate classic books. All those must-read books, the greatest works of all time, I will be reading them, book by book, page by page, chapter by chapter. Grab your headphones, and let's (re)discover all those classics together.
I have spent over a decade on stage, performing in various plays from Ayckbourn to Shakespeare, dramas, comedies, and musicals. With that experience, I will bring each narration to life with a rich tapestry of characters for you to enjoy.
![Page Turners: War and Peace [B1P1C1]](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2jqX!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd77f2bee-f1c6-4739-aaf7-3fbe247d30aa_1260x900.jpeg)
Looking for that special Voice-Over with an inimitable deep Bavarian accent? Look no further. Your stories will sound unique, guaranteed. I narrate in English, German, and French (as you can hear in the above link; yes, my War and Peace narration is the only one that includes full French and German narrated passages, as present in the Maude edition).
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