: About Me

Dark Icon sprang fully formed from the shadows of his own imagination in 1971. He has spent the intervening years trying to write himself out of existence, with varying degrees of success. He currently lives online, in Atlanta, and in that eerie darkness at the bottom of the stairs when you turn off the light.

More stories can be found on his website:
http://www.darkicon.com

My passion is ...

creating worlds and crafting stories

I know too much about ...

the darkness you think doesn't live inside everyone, but it does.

My parents always told me ...

do the best you can. Sounds cheesy, but its a lot harder than you think.

My childhood ambition ...

to be either a writer or an astronaut.

My favorite memory ...

Being unemployed but having enough money not to worry about bills. It was one of the happiest times of my life.

Why I write ...

to get the stories out of my head before something horrible happens

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Internet

My first job ...

hated me, and I hated it. The same is true of every OTHER job I've had.

My best moment ...

obviously hasn't happened yet.

My inspiration ...

Reality. But not necessarily this one.

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Science fiction

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Through a Black Window "Is this some kind of prank?" "No," said Doctor Sanderson as he joined the others in the center of the lab. The Everett/Wheeler bridge shimmered silently before them... its image perfectly clear, but quite confusing at first glance. "No, this is exactly what I expected. Do you know what we're seeing?" Doctors Duncan and McNealy exchanged glances. As Director of Research, McNealy had seen the prototype bridge demonstrated before, but this application of it left him slightly puzzled. Without benefit of a screen or any other type of surface, a perfectly clear, focused i...

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