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William Essex

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The Journey from Heaven

The Journey from Heaven

Chandrael cannot bear suffering and attempts to counter it with miracles. In The Journey from Heaven he works out how to intervene in human life.

2019

Stories

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Call Yourself a Coffee Drinker?

Come outside and tell me about that subtle hint of citrus.

Feb 24, 2023

Big coffee machine operating, coffee dripping into a cup.

Feb 24, 2023

Pinned

Farewell, My Laundry

What if we’re still heroes but nobody notices?

Mar 13, 2023

Man with an umbrella, rainy street in a city. Dusk.

Mar 13, 2023

Desk Strategists

They’re fighting a war designed by a committee

2d ago

Tiny in the foreground, a man wearing a rucksack looks out across a rugged, hilly, not quite mountainous landscape. The air is hazy; the sun isn’t in the picture but it’s just risen. The man is thinking about the idea of “performative war”, which only works if both sides are deploying promises and threats rather than actual weapons.

2d ago

My Day Today

Went to the library, lost an umbrella, bought a book, did some reading

5d ago

Hands holding an open book against a generally dark background.

5d ago

The Old Days

Hard to remember…

Nov 28

Big, airy bedroom with lots of pictures on the wall above the bed. Floor-to-ceiling windows, maybe they’re doors and maybe there’s a balcony outside. The leaves of a tree visible.

Nov 28

For Me, The Earth Moved

But can you believe the evidence of your own screens?

Nov 25

Weather-beaten off-white panel with the word ELECTRIC stamped on it

Nov 25

LinkedOut

The personalised touch

Nov 23

White neon capitals against a black background, reading: This is the sign you’ve been looking for.

Nov 23

Updates To William’s Legal Terms And Privacy Policy

You do not need to take any action.

Nov 16

View from above a surface (table-top?) made of old planks. On it, blank paper, a pen, and a mug of coffee.

Nov 16

Can’t See The Concrete For The Trees

Get that rainforest out of the way!

Nov 14

Bottom half of the picture is full of trees; the top half is a distant view of a river.

Nov 14

COP-a-doodle-doo!

Blah blah black gold

Nov 12

Picture of blue liquid with white-ish bubbles in it. They look a bit like planets, maybe. I put “oil” in the prompt, but this’ll do.

Nov 12

William Essex

William Essex

Book Author

Former everything. I still write books, I still write stories. Author of The Book of Fake Futures, The Journey from Heaven, Escape Mutation.

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