Speculative Fiction
Writing, reviews & essays by Xay
A writer and reviewer of the impossible — fantasy, science fiction, and the territory between. To write, one must read, and I have read a great deal. The gate is sealed for now, but the chronicle is already underway.
DnD meets Office Space: Jimmy mops up after careless adventurers — until he finds a mess well above his paygrade.
Honorable Mention · Writers of the Future 2023Across three versions of a single day, Jalen tries to work out why his father is acting so strangely.
Honorable Mention · Writers of the Future 2023Mandolin is fed up and ready to quit his post at Tine's Station. The enemy thinks otherwise. A short mecha drama.
Novels — being forged.
On romantasy, genre expectations, and what happens when a book is shelved as fantasy but written for romance.
A video essay on the franchise's stubborn staying power.
The tale begins soon