In the valley near Hallstatt, young Adsiltia practices singing in secret, dreaming of the day her father Floyd will finally allow her to sing for him. But Floyd, haunted by tales of girls taken for their voices, forbids her from ever singing aloud. As Floyd's reputation as a master cart-maker grows, he must move into town and face his fears of taking his beloved daughter into the public sphere, where she will be exposed to all at the jarl's Yule festival.
"Adsiltia" is a dark fairy tale about a father's desperate attempt to protect his daughter from a predatory world, the tragic price of freedom and expression, and how a single decision can seal an irreversible fate.
2023 **
Percy returns home intoxicated to a house decorated for a wedding that will never happen, greeted by his affectionate metal sculptures—sentient creations including Gardener, Owl, and Grandmother—who serve as both companions and witnesses to his spiraling despair. Through a series of fragmented memories interwoven with the present moment, the story reveals Percy's journey from postwar displacement to devastating loss, in this tragic romance set in post-war Toronto.
"Ribbon and Tin" is a tragic exploration of guilt, identity, and the inescapable weight of complicity, told through the eyes of inanimate witnesses to one man's moral reckoning.
2025 ***
In a snowy alleyway, a homeless man receives an otherworldly gift from a bearded stranger—a pair of tinted glasses that transport him into a vision of an ancient garden, inhabited by a celestial man called Papa, and his four beautiful daughters.
But one day, a new creation will disrupt the harmony of these celestial beings, and one act of malice will bring this heavenly garden to ruin.
"When the Seasons Met Their Mother" is a mythological tale that reimagines the origin of seasons as born from familial discord, divine justice, and the enduring hope of restoration.
2025 **
Easy (casual read - satisfying on a first go): *
Medium (immersive read - a longer piece with nuanced interwoven details): **
Hard (interpretive read - requires careful reading and possibly a second read): ***