“Your future is built on your past.” ~OriNeuro
“We’ve all seen those pop-up warnings when we stray into the sticky back-alleys of the internet. The flashing icons and caps-locked text which shout, YOU’VE DOWNLOADED MALWARE!
Established in 2016, Earwig Publishing seeks to produce Stories and Games that stray from the path worn-in by mainstream media. The Earwig is an oft misunderstood creature lurking in the darkness, whispering among themselves, and making tea and jammed toast on the coals of the ire cast against them. “They think we’ll crawl in their ears while they sleep!” says one. To which another replies, “Atrocious! What use have we for such a bounty of wax and nonsense?”
“We’ve all seen those pop-up warnings when we stray into the sticky back-alleys of the internet. The flashing icons and caps-locked text which shout, YOU’VE DOWNLOADED MALWARE!
So there's this sub genre of writing called purple prose which Wikipedia defines as, "text that is so extravagant, ornate, or flowery as to break the flow and draw excessive attention to itself."
Having run across a purple prose contest for an 100 word apocalypses story I wrote this little gem:
A sweet story about a young boy is on the path to becoming a Ranger, who is sent out of his village on a rite of passage quest.
A short story for a Wattpad sci-fi contest where we were asked to make an evil corporation with access to multiple versions of reality, and how they would exploit it.