Please Don't Hate Me.
Most of my jokes are only alive when you’re alone.
It's intentional.
Potentially Engaging Stories
Potential Personal Narratives
Explore the World of Mariel Hixenbaugh
Maybe don’t. Not yet.
But if you’re asking—
I write memoir I shouldn’t.
I lose to short fiction.
And I’m writing a book that might be too much.
Doing it anyway. We’ll see.
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Oh, and I love myself a good em dash.
What I Offer
Not much so far.
Captivating Narratives
If you pay attention.
Personal Connection
From characters, not me.
Engaging Experiences
Fictional experiences.
Straight up fictional experiences.
Authentic Voice
I'm kind of a dick.
But I'm kind of funny.
Excerpts from the mess:
"You don't need to try hard when you know you're the problem."
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-EVE LAURENT
"She had the posture of something irreplaceable, and the courtesy not to pretend otherwise."
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-SERET LANNOVAR
"She's not calm. She's locked."
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-ALARIC HALLOW
"Don't play chicken with someone whose eyebrows have a higher kill count than you."
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-TAVIO MARSTEN
"He didn't trust her. Not because she lied. Because she didn't need to."
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-KAI KROSTLIK
"Eve Laurent wasn't a puzzle to figure out. She was a mess with sharp edges, and trying to pick her up just meant you were gonna bleed for it."
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-GREGOR HARREN
"She didn't want to be here. She wasn't meant for inside voices and history that felt like blood."
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-EIRA WYNNE
"Half the people in the room were shaped like weapons. Some were just decorative."
-CORIN VALEN
What Readers Say
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— Silence
Possibly a Newsletter
Join something, that could be something, if I do something. Which looks good so far. Just saying, you'll laugh. Or at least I hope you laugh. Which is completely my problem. Not yours. Thanks.