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Otherwise, Alex Steiner 

Eros Vol. 3 (2022)
Amazon (1st ed.)

A third collection of short erotica ranging in topic, taste, vulgarity and humour.

Hi from the Hollow: The Ledger (2021)
Wattpad

A brother and sister end up in a small coastal town where things aren’t quite as they seem. Mystery, strange happenings, and adventure ensue!

On the Wood Road: Book 2 (2019)
Wattpad

A quartet of adventurers travels north along the Wood Road before falling well off the map and into planar war and an unseen struggle for survival.

On the Wood Road: Book 1 (2018)
Wattpad

A ramble of adventurers party up and start heading east along the Wood Road, the merchant paths that lead to everywhere, should you walk long enough.

A Year in the Life of Tuck Loeb, Governor of Wreckhall: A Skies of Fortuna Tale (2018)
Amazon (1st ed.)

“The post shall be for one year, after which, I don’t know what will become of me.” Tuck Lobe doesn’t know the half of being governor, but they’ve been tasked with overseeing the remote spire town of Wreckhall just the same. Storms, monsters, pirate raids, and more assault the rural hamlet as the seasons turn, and the new governor will have to struggle if they want to survive everything their curious new home offers. From making strange neighbours to living with the monsters in the lake, leading Wreckhall will prove to be a more exciting year than Tuck Loeb could imagine.

A Simple Story: A Skies of Fortuna Tale (2018)
Amazon (1st ed.)

“It’s a simple enough story to start, and it starts like so many do. It starts with a storm.” So begins the account of a lost girl exploring a dangerous, secret mountain in the sky. Shipwrecked and abandoned, she begins to explore and look for help, for someone else. What she finds is much more strange, wondrous, and exciting than she ever imagined. Caught between life and death, she begins her journey across the dreamlike mountain, but if she’s to escape alive, she’ll have to survive the spire’s past along with all manner of curious encounters.

Eros Vol. 2 (2018, 2016)
Amazon (2nd ed.)

A second collection of short erotica ranging in topic, taste, vulgarity and humour.

A Way to Morning (2016)
Nighttime can be scary, but for one young girl, she makes the most of her nightmares, defending her family, herself, and striving to make it through the night. A children’s book (age 3- 5) illustrated by myself.

Little Ghost (2020, 2015)
Amazon (2nd ed.)

Being at home can be boring and lonely. when a young boy meets the ghost of a young girl who lives in his house, he discovers friendship can be found anywhere.

Dagon House (Play; 2015)
A horror play in three acts, written and submitted to Fringe Festival Toronto 2015-2016.

Walking in Vienna (2015 ~)
Life as a young man in springtime Vienna, Austria. A travelogue full of escapades, inspired stories, observations and more during a season abroad in Austria, Italy and Europe.

Eros Vol. 1 (2018, 2015, 2014, 2022)
Amazon (4th ed.)

A collection of short erotica ranging in topic, taste, vulgarity and humour.

On the Wood Road: A Passing Veil (2014)
The amalgamation of stories written about or concerning Veil, Lord of the Crescent Moon, and his journeys as he travels through various worlds. Fantasy, swordplay, strange characters and too many roleplaying references.

Strange Days (2013)
Strange Days is a collection of scattered and segmented writings. Here there are stories and stories in a handful of different themes and settings.

Yume Nikki (2012 ~)
A dream journal of sorts, or something else? Bizarre stories and broken fragments. Not dissimilar to LSD: Dream Emulator in prose form.

Volumes of Tea (2012)
Volumes of Tea is a collection of early writings arranged in no particular order, written with little rhyme or reason. Some are funny, some are sad. Some are angsty, many are bad. But buried between the covers are ideas and thoughts that might seem enjoyable or familiar.

Anxen Outpost Alpha (WIP 2021-202X)
Itch.io

A solo role-playing game of exploration and murderscapes.​ Delve the planet. Survive danger or die, Becoming loot for the next. Eradicate the anxen.

The Quality of Lustre TTRPG (2022)
Itch.io

The Quality of Lustre is a one-page, rules-light TTRPG or mod to tack onto whatever TTRPG you’re playing if you want a spicier loot interaction.

For the Hive TTRPG (2021)
Itch.io

Work collaboratively to build a community, expanding narratively, then face conflict as your creations or events are tested. One-page RPG Jam 2021 quickbuild, current version: v1.0

The Hollow Path (PC, 2020)

An homage to Stardew Valley Gothic, Silent Hill, LDS Simulator, and small-town, coastal horror stories. Exploration, dating, horror,  some action, and fragmentary horror action-adventure built for the PC.

Happy Happy Travels(Gameboy/PC, 2019) 

A travelling salesperson arrives in a strange land, adventures far and wide, unravels mysteries, and unearths hidden secrets of dozens of characters. Open-world action adventure built for the Pocket Analogue/PC.

The Skies of Fortuna TTRPG (2019)
Itch.io     Amazon (1st ed.)

Sky Pirates Abound! Three hundred years ago, the King of All Skies took the throne. He still reigns at the highest summit, in the centre of the world, impervious to time and the rolling soars that twist and weave through the mountain spires that pierce up through the cloudfloor. Then, one airship, the Fortuna, stood against the might of the civilization and ushered in the Ages of Piracy. The winds are blowing strong once more. Yesteryears were a time of storms and isolation. People had to survive on their own, prosper on their own, make good on their own. Now is a new age of discovery. Adventure is calling. The Skies of Fortuna takes place in a world of pirates, wild magic, and open skies speared by towering, needle-like mountain spires.

Brave the Wastes TTRPG (2017)
Itch.io

Here below is a one-page rpg I pulled together after daydreaming about a wasteland in vein of Mad Max, Mutant: Year Zero, Last of Us, etc. Simple, quick, one page.

Wonderland Complex (Twine, 2015)
Twine

A brief Choose Your Own Adventure remembering the past project of the same name. Chapter 2 never got out of building.

Wonderland Complex (RPG Maker, 2011)
Version 0.03

This is a game I spent a month designing and building. It uses a stripped-down version of RPGMaker VX and the last build is available for download.

 

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ECS Darkroom: Year Two (Photography Art Book, 2020)
ECS Darkroom: Year One (Photography Art Book, 2019)

Under the Desk (Circa 2014)
In which I ramble and review books. 25 books as of the last.

Let’s Play: Link’s Awakening (Circa 2013)
In which I play Legend of Zelda.

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