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What Is Biopunk? (And Why You Should Care)

If you've ever wondered what happens when science fiction ditches the chrome and neon for flesh, membrane, and living tissue—welcome to biopunk.


I wrote a deep dive into the genre—where it comes from, what defines it, who's writing it now, and what's still missing. If you're into weird fiction, body horror, dark fantasy, or just want to understand why "biological" and "punk" belong in the same sentence, this might be for you.


Read the full article here: Biopunk: The Living Genre

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The Gatherers Have Arrived

Hi, enemies of the antibodies!


Big news: Two Gatherers is done. Written, edited, and beta-read. The story of Bulelani and Qaqamba — two outcasts crawling through the Mother's most dangerous zones — is ready.

Release date: April 23rd, 2026 — World Book Day. Felt right.


For those new here: Two Gatherers is the second novella in the Ravenous Mother series, set in the Motherverse — a dark fantasy biopunk world where humanity lives inside a titanic biological organism called the Mother. No stone, no metal. Just flesh, membrane, and cartilage.


In the Sac, Gatherers do the work nobody else wants: …

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A new Novella

Today I turn 42.


In the Sac, I’d already be dead.
The Selection takes everyone at forty—no exceptions.


Luckily, I’m still here. Spending my birthday with my little boy and writing dark stories about people in deep trouble who refuse to give up.


I just wanted to let you know that I’ve started working on a new Motherverse novella: Two Gatherers.


In the Sac, Gatherers do the work nobody else wants—crawling through organic tunnels, extracting food from the Greater Membrane, risking their lives for scraps.
They’re not heroes. They’re not chosen ones.
They’re just trying to survive until the Selection …

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Novella "An Artist" is Now Free on Royal Road!

I'm thrilled to share that my biopunk novella Ravenous Mother: An Artist is now available to read completely free on Royal Road!
If you enjoyed A Healer and want more of the Motherverse, this is your chance to dive back into the Sac, a world where humanity survives inside a massive living organism, art is created with bacterial colonies, and survival often means choosing between family and ambition.


An Artist follows twin sisters Kawe and Kamva, adopted by a disgraced artist who teaches them to manipulate living pigments and reactive membranes.
When their talent catches the attention of a powerful …

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