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Black Beak's Game
A prototype scene from my post-apocalyptic squirrel cyberpunk fantasy that has been stuck in ideation for the last 20 years.
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Out of The Black River
Another Take a Chance on Me Scene as a sequel to the Jewel of Al-Dukhan.
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The Jewel of Al-Dukhan
Another practice chase scene
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Access to a Forbidden Place
My semester scene assignment from an earlier iteration of the Story Grid Writer Mentorship Program.
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Take a Chance on Me 2 - Real-time Scene Planning
Wow, my keyboard is really loud.
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The Call of Mammitum: An Origin Story.
The origin of The Call of Mammitum—a YA historical fantasy rooted in Sumerian mythology, Inanna's descent, and thirty years of grief.
Published on The Shadowmancer Chronicles • 
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A Snail Named Steve
A song written for a note challenge.
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Emma Lou and the Orphan's Gold
A song in the style of Lorne Green that tells a story and tries to explain conflict structure at the same time.
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What a Crock
My Attempt at the Compromising Position Scene in third person.
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I. Am. The. Ant. Agon. Ist
A song about being a novelist.
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Justin Zimmer
Justin Zimmer
Author and father of six who writes stories about people who don't quite fit—on spaceships, in magic libraries, and sometimes with zombies.
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