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Viral Spark – A Review

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on September 2, 2016September 1, 2016

The future. Unknown, nebulous, uncertain. Movies and books portray everything from utopias and dystopias to the end of the world. In some stories the future is bleak, a cruel fight for survival à la Mad Max. Other stories take us on incredible journeys exploring space and science along the lines of Interstellar. Sometimes, artificial intelligence is […]

Intervention – A Short Story (updated)

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on August 22, 2016February 17, 2017

Note: the actual story has been added at the end of this post. A few weeks ago, I discovered another site for posting fiction, Upliterate. Although it’s still a bit rough around the edges, I figured I might as well post a few stories that I’ve posted elsewhere and see what comes out of […]

Fiction Writing Writing

Telling A Story With Code

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on July 1, 2016

Writing fiction is in many ways an outlet. It allows the thoughts and ideas that swirl around in your mind all day long. Ideas take a step closer to becoming reality. The lives of fictional figures begin as their adventures are chronicled by the millions of writers out there while worlds are born, from galaxies […]

Short Stories Stories

The Craving

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on March 25, 2016March 25, 2016

The Craving was written for a science fiction challenge over on Wattpad (Challenge 29 to be precise). The challenge was as follows: Create your own Massive Dynamics (of Fringe fame) and tell the story of what technology you would bring over from the other side to our world and what effect it would have […]

Featured Science Writing

Letting Science Stimulate The Imagination

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on March 14, 2016March 14, 2016

Last year, the movie The Martian hit theaters nationwide, becoming an instant hit. The movie follows the adventures of space castaway Mark Watney, accidentally left behind on Mars after an aborted mission to Mars. It follows his subsequent challenges as he uses his knowledge of science to survive in a place where no life has been known to survive.The […]

Games Writing

Kickstarting My Imagination With An Adventure

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 6, 2016January 6, 2016

Flaps are extended. Wheels are down. The throttle is at about 45%. Somewhere up ahead, hidden in the rain and lightning, the airport is looming, waiting to receive the Boeing 737. Then, there it is. The lights from the runway pierce through the darkness. The pilot exhales with a sigh of relief. They’re going to […]

Writing

Driftwood Key Featured on Wattpad and Tablo

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on December 20, 2015December 20, 2015

A few years back, about six or so, I participated in the 3-Day Novel Writing Contest. It’s a crazy whirlwind experience that takes place over Labor Day weekend here in the USA. To finish, you have to write, format and print (at least back then) a novel in three days, starting Friday night at midnight, […]