Writing

Direct links to my written works.

* I’ve transferred most of this page over to jessINK: free samples.

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1) Books, Books, Books

Books organized by genre.

Books organized by price/length.

2) Published Works

→ Articles

Symbols of Greed and Power in The Song of the Nibelungs — Yareah, an English-Spanish arts, literary, and cultural magazine (included in a book celebrating the first nine issues).

Self-Publishing: The Creative Revolution — courtesy of Andy Shack.

Indie vs. Traditional Publishing — read this if you’re frustrated with the mainstream publishing industry.

The Publishing Industry — satirical haiku set / sense of humor required.

Meaning of Love, Life — via excerpts from my written work.

→ Fiction

EyeLeash: A Blog Novel — first 2 chapters (Jess’s debut book).

No Answer (flash fiction) — 55 Words (mainstream).

Porcelain (short story) — Word Riot (literary/experimental fiction).

Playing the Flute — UnMasked Online (erotic content).

Dessert Anyone? — UnMasked Online.

New Order — Oysters & Chocolate (homo-erotic).

The Only One — Oysters & Chocolate (homo-erotic).

Blue Eyes Blue — 50 to 1 (paranormal).

Evolution — Xenith (literary/speculative).

The Evil Man — Clockwise Cat (literary/offbeat fiction).

→ Poems

Slates of Grey (a personal favorite of mine) — EducoPark. Also featured in Conceit Magazine (literary/print issue).

Wired — The Battered Suitcase / Vagabondage Press (literary).

quote me — ITCH e.04 (preText/Poetry).

5 Haiku Poems — Clean Sheets (erotic content).

Sleeping Dragon / 3 Haiku / To Artemis — Yareah (literary/cultural).

Status: Married — Bare Back Magazine (GLBT).

The One With The Shoes + 3 Haiku (issue No. 3) — Nefarious Ballerina (intelligent erotica).

Virgin Harlot — Literotica.

Avalon — Mirror Dance (fantasy).

Unicorn Haiku — Mirror Dance.

Haiku Humor / out Of control / Your Best Face (And Body) Forward — Mad Swirl (literary/experimental).

Grotto — Word Slaw (mainstream).

Death of a Lion King — Every Day Poets (mainstream).

2 Fib Poems — AlienSkin Magazine (speculative fiction).

Law & Order — Yellow Mama (cutting edge fiction & poetry).

[+5] — Yellow Mama.

The Boy At The Train Station — AMULET (“for poetry at its finest” — snazzy).

night light — Side of Grits / Rural Messengers Press (literary/experimental).

Trouble — Conceit Magazine (literary).

3) Editorial / Etc.

I was a contributing editor to Bare Back Magazine. I helped edit stories and articles accepted for publication.

I was also an editor for BENT Magazine, a quarterly magazine featuring original male/male romantic fiction.

I was a contributing poet to Mad Swirl in 2009.

I have worked as a research assistant intern to Ms. Meredith Maran. I helped find and fact-check information on her book, My Lie.

4) Blog Writing

Stuff from Hebe Jewellery, where I wrote some blog posts. The posts averaged at 200 words.

Below are some screenshots.

5) Dragon Spirit

Dragon Prose + Poems (those with my name) — Dragonsinn.net, my 11-year old all-things-draconian website.