Procession is a short story about a young adult ruminating about mourning, death and the fleeting nature of our lives. Why do we come together to grieve? Who really misses us when we’re gone? What do we want to leave behind? They ponder all this and more as a funeral goes on around them.
25 Sept 2024
Listen to Daniel's novel, Domino in serialised audio format. In Chapter Two, Hector stumbles through the ruins of Kudin. As he tries to lend aid where can and find help for himself, a chance encounter leads him to Eli.
Listen to The Watcher, a story Daniel wrote for SAB. In The Watcher, a young man is haunted by the ghosts of his past - possibly literally. Every day and every night, he finds himself seeing what appears to be the ghost of someone he watched die. As his sanity slowly slips, he can only wonder why the apparition has appeared for him.
Listen to Daniel's novel, Domino in serialised audio format. In this entry, you can enjoy a rerecorded version of the prologue as well as the first chapter. In the prologue, Yiannis and Sophia Cirillo grapple with a familial problem even as they prepare to detonate that bomb that triggers the story. In chapter one, we are introduced to Hector, our protagonist. He skips school, finding himself alone and underground when the blast goes off.
Playing Games is a short story about a friend group on the brink of both achieving their dream of making it as professional gamers and also of collapse, on account of one night's bad decision making
Daniel has the chance to sit down and chat with Kris Maric, the creative producer behind the modern iteration of Humphrey B. Bear, an icon of children's media in Australia. She talks about her journey to becoming the famous bear's custodian and the behind the scenes workings of Humphrey content.
Run is a short story written by Daniel for Stories Across Borders as an example of what an action scene can look like outside of combat or survival situations.
A short story exploring a man’s growing apathy in the face of a disaster as he prepares to loop back in time in a bid to prolong his city’s survival.
Inspired by human pop culture, a vampire questions if it is possible for a vampire to exist ethically and make the world a better place. He begins an experiment targeting only those he believes deserve to become his victim
In this short coming of age story, an adult looks back on the last days of their grandfather and the advice he gave them from his death bed. Five Lessons explores the hard truths we all need to come to terms with and wonders if it's possible to identify the moment we started to grow up.
Raising the Stakes is a story of grief, escalation and friendship created for Stories Across Borders. Witness the aftermath of a crime gone wrong. A group of thieves find themselves reeling from the shocking loss of their crew's most moral member in the following disproportionate retaliation from the authorities.
A short story exploring the unhealthy side of positivity in a dystopian setting. In the world of Digging, children are sold into servitude so parents can survive, slaving away in demanding mines.
Procession is a short story about a young adult ruminating about mourning, death and the fleeting nature of our lives. Why do we come together to grieve? Who really misses us when we’re gone? What do we want to leave behind? They ponder all this and more as a funeral goes on around them.
Paragon? asks what would happen if superheroes were introduced into our reality. What happens when people with power start taking the law into their own hands?
Heavy Void is a short horror story dealing with the fear of the unknown, sensory deprivation and a looming threat.
Of Ruination is a poem that uses a trek through desert ruins as a metaphor for a decaying human mind.
The Orchard is the short tale of an ageing orchardist in a world where magic grows on trees. It's a story about pride and dignity that serves as a sample for a magic system I've been working on and some hints at the world that houses it.
Our Importance is an eco-thriller short story set after a man-made apocalypse. It deals with the impact humanity has had on the Earth, but also at our insignificance in the long term.
Domino is the tale of two kids, Hector and Eli, attempting to survive in the immediate aftermath of a nuclear bomb exploding in their city. This is the prologue of the book, showing how it all gets started.
