Author Archives: Danger Wonka

I Hope Someone Writes the Stories I Never Wrote

I have always been a constant daydreamer. As a result of my undiagnosed ADHD, my teachers would lecture in English but their words would soon transform into a strange language that acted as hypnotic spells. The words they wrote on chalkboards were symbols, sigils, and runes that unlocked visions in my brain. The brown lightsContinue reading “I Hope Someone Writes the Stories I Never Wrote”

I’m Over Dungeons and Dragons 5e (and the Culture Around It)

Everyone is arguing. If I had a stopwatch and actively counted the time, 30 minutes of our 3 hours of playtime would be recorded having spent negotiating the elements of a fictional reality.  “How far is that? 150 ft? There is no way that they would be able to see that. Not in this weather.”Continue reading “I’m Over Dungeons and Dragons 5e (and the Culture Around It)”

2. My Resume Was A Sticky Note

The following is part of a serialized story, Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. You can find the first chapter here. I did actually bring a resume that day. It must have been a Wednesday. I was on my way back home from another interview when I thought about the Old Town Mall. Six monthsContinue reading “2. My Resume Was A Sticky Note”

All Stories Are Now Super Epic and It Has Ruined Me as a Writer

I have occasionally dabbled in lucid dreaming. At the peak of my interest, I was able to consistently become aware of the nature of this nocturnal hallucination. Unfortunately, I rarely gained agency of my own body, forced to view the events of the dream like a phantom that possessed another as a mere observer. OnContinue reading “All Stories Are Now Super Epic and It Has Ruined Me as a Writer”

1. I saw Lou for the first time since Covid…

The following is the 1st chapter of Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate. I actually came by the store the day before. It had been my first time in Main Street since the world closed down. It was the middle of July and most people were vaccinated or pretending to be vaccinated. I came downContinue reading “1. I saw Lou for the first time since Covid…”

Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate

The following was originally published by Grubstreet Literary Magazine in 2019(print) and 2021(online).     Two glass cases on each side of a wooden table. In one case, thirty different varieties of truffles, each hand cut from a thick slab of ganache, then dipped in a hard-shell chocolate. Dark belgian, bourbon, rum, Jack Daniels sit onContinue reading “Everyone Thinks I Dream of Chocolate”

A Touch of Madness

This story was originally written in 2015 and won the Bartleby Literary Magazine’s Micro-Fiction Contest. While it is an earlier work that in many ways I have outgrown, I still see it as a stepping stone in my writing accomplishments. I hope you find some merit in it as well. The star of today’s matineeContinue reading “A Touch of Madness”

A Greater Monster (2013) Book Review

This is a review of A Greater Monster by David David Katz. A Greater Monster is an experience that I was really looking forward to. As a fan of Homestuck and House of Leaves, I am always looking for reading experiences that go beyond the traditional prose of the literary world. I like the ideaContinue reading “A Greater Monster (2013) Book Review”