Author Archive
Vigniettes
Posted by Oliver | Filed under Vigniettes
One-shots and other stories too short to stand on their own. Quick impressions of Dystopia.
Welcome to our World
Posted by Oliver | Filed under World
From the traits of werewolves to complete time lines for Armageddon, everything you could want to know about the unhappy setting where our characters live can be found among these posts.
Kaiser
Posted by Oliver | Filed under Kaiser
Note: This is old, I need to update this a little.
New Project! I’ll start off with some sci-fi/fantasy fiction. It follows the exploits of Dr. Tobias Hayes, a young professor who Knows Too Much in a world secretly dominated by intelligent undead. But who or what is “Kaiser?” Tobias risks it all to learn the [...]
Further signs of impending doom
Posted by Oliver | Filed under News
Louis and Clark on the paranormal frontier
Posted by Oliver | Filed under News
Happy New Year from the staff of The Dystopian. Dave launches the multi-threaded story Louis and Clark this week with a short serial called “A Discovery of Animals.”
It was road stop diner, and they were a pair, one male, one female. Walking in, they glanced around and moved toward a table occupied by one person. [...]
Dystopia in the Wild
Posted by Oliver | Filed under News
Online t-shirt and poster store Threadless has just released two new shirts which may interest our readers. They sell quickly, so don’t wait for Christmas if you want one.
Bobby Jones is having a bad day
Posted by Oliver | Filed under News
The Dystopian is happy to announce the first installment of a new story is up. This one’s called “The Diary of Bobby Jones,” by our creative lead, Drew. From the introduction:
Bobby Jones was your average teenage boy. A steady B-average, an annoying—and more popular—little sister, and parents that never quite “got” him. Then he lost [...]
Progress!
Posted by Oliver | Filed under News
The design’s just about squared away for now. More contributors (and their content) will be coming soon. For now, I’ll start it off with a story I’ve had in the works for a bit now called “Kaiser,” about a college professor who also deals with zombies. It’s fun to write, so I hope it’s also [...]
Kaiser: Part 1
Posted by Oliver | Filed under Kaiser
The professor dropped three grimy notebooks, a photograph, and the first volume of Historia rerum Anglicarum into a cardboard box, then took them out again. He sat back in his chair and turned the items over in his hands, looking up now and again to make sure the department secretary wasn’t coming to chide him again.
Oliver, the watchful guardian
Posted by Oliver | Filed under Writers
Oliver is The Dystopian’s Editor-in-chief, responsible for most aspects of the site’s operations, including design, administration, final copy editing, and forcing other contributors to submit material. He also writes his own stories when the mood strikes him—in fact, “Kaiser” inspired the creation of the site.
When not playing with code or writing, Oliver spends a lot [...]