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The Big Ship - A short vignette about absurdism in a dreamlike narrative. Acatalepsy at the Edge of the Earth - A Lovecraftian horror piece exploring cosmicism. Eulogy of Alone - A first-person psychodrama focused on solpsism and mental illness. Winner of the MAX@MNU 2017 Senior High Creative Writing - Fiction category.
A Metal That Bleeds by bretttaylorstories
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After suffering a serious injury on the battlefield, Alan Blackburn turns to a childhood friend for an occupation. He's given a job as a cybernetically enhanced hitman, executing missions for an organization with dark motivations, but might be the only good left in the world. As everything seems to be coming together, his guilt is finalized as a tragic enemy rises to destroy what little Alan has left, and take no prisoners in the process. Winner of the MAX@MNU 2016 Senior High Creative Writing - Fiction category.
Evolve by bretttaylorstories
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A young boy discovers evidence of higher beings, sparking a lifelong quest to prove their existence for the greater good of humanity. Winner of the MAX@MNU 2015 Junior High Creative Writing - Fiction category.
Standoff by bretttaylorstories
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After being injured, Kevin Dean awakes to find himself in an unfamiliar place, and being chased by a ruthless group of mercenaries. Winner of the MAX@MNU 2014 Junior High Creative Writing - Fiction category.