Matthew Schocke

An Enigmatic Prologue

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What I have below is the introduction to An Ogre’s Story…  Did I achieve spookiness, or merely incomprehensibility? “TURNING and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is … Read more

The Inhabitants of the Bunny Hutch…

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Here are some of the original stories I’ve been working on: The Deal – contemporary fantasy set in the midwest. This is probably the closest thing I have to a publishable original novel. Still trying to get a publisher interested. I may just suck at writing summaries … the whole process seems … immodest, somehow. Yes, I’m aware … Read more

The Tourney

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William hefted his shield and ducked down as the axe descended. He was well-braced and kept his footing as the weapon glanced off the irregular pentagon of layered wood strapped to his left forearm. Before his opponent could recover, he straightened his upper body and lunged forward, sword arm uncoiling like a whip.  His sword … Read more

Entropy is a you-know-what…

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I’ve had enough, and now that the chapter is up, I’m packing up my desktop and sending it off to be overhauled while it’s still under warranty. The surge that cooked my power supply last summer appears to have also contributed to my second hard drive failing, as well as various sound and graphics card … Read more