Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
I Am a Changeling
So, in publishing that thing to my blog yesterday, I kinda suddenly realized shortly after that I don’t really consider myself an atheist anymore. I’ve started to come to think of myself as some kind of spiritual changeling who’s trying to figure out its final form,...
I Never Wanted To Be an Atheist
Trigger warning: discussion of suicidal ideation and mental health inpatient treatment I never wanted to be an atheist. It was never something that I chose. It was something that happened to me, over the course of more than a decade. The irony of this is that it was...
It’s 2026! What Does My Political Headspace Look Like?
It’s been a HOT minute since I’ve written anything overly political here, and a lot has changed in that regard since the last time, both in the world and in me. I won’t comment here on current world politics — I just don’t have enough spoons in the drawer for that...
Fiction
Come This Far
The engines were down. Again. The Maritime Law had been adrift in space for several hours now, the latest in a series of malfunctions to the ship. Aston was at his wit’s end trying to solve the problem. “Malcolm, what’s our current position?” he called out. The...
The Key
The key didn't work. Which was confusing because he'd made the thing himself, and it had worked the first few times he'd used it. The keyhole in the back of her head hadn't changed. He was sure of that. But then, he was sure the key would still work, too, and it now...
Spawn
The children were shocked. Literally. The bolt of electricity that ran through them should have killed them all. But these children were no ordinary children. They were the children of a demon. Their systems were overloaded, yes, but they were also turbocharged. Their...