Portals and Immortals
Vol. 3 in The Book of Exquisite Corpse
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13 rounds of a word game. 10 magical tales.
Immerse yourself in these deep, wildly imagined stories first brainstormed on the story craft podcast, Brainstoryum. Enter a world of shapeshifting ghosts, telepathic goblins, a cat demon, a time loop, illegal magic, and an alchemist on the run. These adventures are laced with themes of truth, darkness, choices, and change. They feature numerous portals and several immortals. Portals and Immortals is the series’ first anthology of short fiction, showcasing the sheer scope of ideas made possible by mixing randomness with pure imagination. Out now in paperback and e-book. Click here for Amazon and Apple Books, here for Waterstones (UK) and here for Kobo, Smashwords and other stores. Don't forget, you can order it from your local library! |
“I” For Immortality
Vol. 2 in The Book of Exquisite Corpse
**Winner of the Imadjinn Award for Best Literary Fiction Novel, 2022**
The quest of a true artist is to reach beyond time.
But what you find there may change you forever.
But what you find there may change you forever.
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Flo’s grandmother Mara is eccentric, independent and obsessed with art – just like Flo. But Mara’s time is nearly up.
On her deathbed, Mara asks Flo to glaze her portrait with a mysterious serum gifted by her long-estranged friend Bernie, whose rainforest expedition eighteen years ago first sparked Flo’s passion for painting. Once glazed, Mara’s portrait seems to come alive. Flo confronts Bernie, but his ancient, plant-derived magic pulls her into a world of dread, desire, immortality (perhaps) – and a nightmare from which she may never escape. Available now in paperback and e-book. Click here for Amazon and here for Kobo, Smashwords and other stories
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“An amazing and surprising story! I was so captivated and drawn in… I want to read it again because the imagery is so beautiful and complex.” – Heather Osborne (editor)
“It’s so weird – like a cheese dream!” – Becky (reader)
The Empty Danger
Vol. 1 in The Book of Exquisite Corpse
“It’s too late. You have seen and you have… been seen. The beasts of the other plane know you now. They’ve watched you watching them. They will haunt you now. You are one of us. Whether we like it or not.”
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It's mid-March 2020 in the UK. Elina’s been exposed to the coronavirus and has to self-isolate.
Afraid for a young abuse victim called Kyle, her empathy draws her into another plane of existence, a shared mind-space beyond the clouds where Fear has leathery wings, a black tongue and breathes a gas that instils dread. Now that Elina has been Intrigued into the secret world of the Watchers, can she help them guard the collective unconscious and fend off the creatures that threaten to take over our world? Available now in paperback and e-book. Click here for Amazon. |
What is The Book of Exquisite Corpse?
Exquisite Corpse is a weird and wacky word game, invented by the French surrealists in the 1920s. It randomises words to create bizarre sentences and word combinations that can inspire great story ideas - sometimes, quite easily, and other times, if you think really, really hard about it!
The Empty Danger was inspired by that exact word combination.
"I" For Immortality was inspired by an entire game result: “The lofty portrait of my grandmother rapidly salivated at the estranged stairwell.”
Send words to help inspire the next story! Click here.
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The Empty Danger was inspired by that exact word combination.
"I" For Immortality was inspired by an entire game result: “The lofty portrait of my grandmother rapidly salivated at the estranged stairwell.”
Send words to help inspire the next story! Click here.
SUBSCRIBE for your free e-book copy of The Empty Danger, plus news, exclusive material, and more!
The Midnight Ship
A short story
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Elgart has a secret – and it belongs to the sea. The Midnight Ship is a short story that was inspired by an Exquisite Corpse during a Brainstoryum podcast show: “The perfumed elf swapped boots with the midnight ship.” The story simply wouldn’t exist without word contributions of readers and listeners – have a read, and find out why! Download it for free here. |
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