Troublemaking Through Writing

The Chronicles of Veronica, B o o k  O n e by ALEX FIANO Doing the Right Thing is Dangerous V     E     X     E     D C H A P T E R …

THREE Ex nihilo nihil fit Vortäuschung falscher Tatsachen – A German term for taking place under false pretenses. What is the value of nothing from nothing? Friday Elizabeth, NJ 10:12 am Veronica and I worked out a plan of who…

Chapter Two Acta, non verba Hjärnspöke…a Swedish term for an (often threatening) unreasonable belief based solely on one’s thoughts and feelings, a figment of the imagination, a bogeyman, a fantasy. Can we trust the feeling of threat in our imagination?…

PASSENGERS: A Multi-Part Piece Reflecting Endangered Animals, Birds, Bees, and Sea Life. These beings endangered by humans choose to leave Earth for safety in space. (Passengers) A Hive Mind (collage, ink) (Passengers) A Wise Choice (collage and ink) (Passengers) Arctic…

Note that this book is still under construction Hardcore Note: Two of the characters in this story, Veronica Gianni, and Chris Szala, go by nonbinary pronouns, they/them/their.  For the world is Hell, and men are on the one hand the…

Dead For Now turned on an idea I had years ago–what if Gabriel disappeared? He seeks missing people, what if he became one himself? However, the idea evolved into something deeper, and became meshed with conspiracy theories (as I’ll always…

Recaps Home Page Previous: Chapters 10, 11, 12 Next: Chapters 16, 17, 18 Chapter Thirteen–The Seven of Wands A scene from the perspective of Ethan Nelson. Nelson has been summoned (no other word fits) to a manse in Westchester County…

Chapter Three–31 Influence and Feelings (Xián) Joel comes over to Gabriel’s apartment, having been overseas taking care of his friend Jan’s estate. Joel is concerned about Gabriel’s state of mind. They spar a bit about Gabriel’s not working (at Alex’s…

Chapter Six: 6 Conflict (Sòng) Gabriel has a very symbolic dream about himself and Joel. The dream does nothing to calm his feelings. So it’s back to work. Gabriel goes to the Women’s Freedom Network. He speaks with the deputy…

Trigger warning: Recap briefly mentions sexual violence. Angela, Chapter Eleven, Ty & Dean/The quote that frames the chapter: Samuel Taylor Coleridge: And in today already walks tomorrow. Connection to the story–in a sense Joel lives by emotion on one side, and pragmatism…