Jeff Mach Writes

September 26, 2020 / Apocalypse

Stick / Move

I watched a kickboxing match last night. I’ve kickboxed, but never professionally; I’m not in…

September 23, 2020 / (unginged)

7. They feared me; so when they defeated me, their Gods split my soul into…

September 22, 2020 / I assert reality

Once, a King said to advisors, “I worry. I worry that my people don’t love…

September 21, 2020 / dark lord

Nothing is real. Nothing is forbidden. Everything is real. Everything is forbidden. Everything is real.…

September 17, 2020 / fairytale

There was a time when I wrote a lot of rock operas. That is, I…

September 16, 2020 / I assert reality

I asked some Words what the world was made of, and the words said, “Stories,”…

September 15, 2020 / I assert reality

It is recommended that this story not be read by arachnophobes, or writers. You have…

September 14, 2020 / alternative history

(First: This is a standalone vignette; you don’t have to read anything else to read…

September 13, 2020 / Curses

Pickle my mind in something briny, behold: a Muse that’s laser-shiny. It’s not a shrink…

September 10, 2020 / Gods

Autumn comes, and we think of Persephone, her seven seeds, and how it’s fallen into…