Creative Writing

The Phở Man

There once was a phở place on King Street Whose proprietor had no tongue. Whenever you’d go to the counter He’d reply with a...

Miles Daniel

Aug 15, 20182 min read

This is the first draft of a short story I have been writing. I'm really interested in trying to get into the heads of our venerated...

Miles Daniel

Jul 21, 201812 min read

Seth stood staring back at the man reflected before him, both of their jaws open wide. He let his arm fall to his side and the haggard,...

Miles Daniel

Feb 21, 20188 min read

Three hours had passed since Doc Thompson had dug the embedded slug out of Mac’s shoulder blade and Mac was beginning to doubt that he...

Miles Daniel

Feb 1, 20186 min read

Scorching heat set every inch of Mac’s skin ablaze. The warm air was stifling, and he struggled to take in the initial breath of it. He...

Miles Daniel

Jan 18, 20186 min read

The unnatural white light faded to the edges of his sight and flickered out. Temporarily blinded, Seth’s vision was filled with a blur of...

Miles Daniel

Dec 28, 20176 min read

Seth’s alarm had been going off for an hour. It wasn’t until the ninth iteration of Led Zeppelin’s The Rain Song reached its crescendo...

Miles Daniel

Dec 16, 20178 min read

Chapter 3 Mac rolled onto his back with a sigh and let himself sink into the feather bed. His mind was a blur, slowly clearing and...

Miles Daniel

Nov 30, 201710 min read

Chapter 2 There is nothing Mac Quora loves more than a good smoke. Something about the harsh warmth that filled his chest and spread to...

Miles Daniel

Nov 9, 20178 min read

I have always felt at home inside a story. Years of getting lost in other worlds like Middle Earth, the Wizarding World, and a Galaxy...

Miles Daniel

Oct 26, 20177 min read

"Captain Mike, at your service!" the clean cut man bellowed as I boarded the small jet. "And this is my first mate-" "Co-captain," the...

Miles Daniel

Dec 20, 20166 min read

The man glared at me over his menu with all the disdain of a four year old whose mother has just denied her pleas for ice cream. I shot...

Miles Daniel

Dec 15, 20163 min read