Now

Hi, I'm Japheth. You've stumbled into my Sivers-inspired Now page.

Writing & Storytelling

I've paused work on my novella and novel-length projects to take a different approach with my writing. Right now, I'm:

• Attempting to publish one piece of original short fiction (50 - 1,500 words) every Friday.
• Publishing a new installment to my dystopian sci-fi serial story, Janie and The Gray every Saturday-ish.
• Recording and publishing audio versions of my short stories with my baddie wife and ride-or-die Darcy.
• Doing all of the above and connecting with other writers on the PEWPEWHUZZAH Substack.
• Starting Em Dashes & Ampersands — because impulse control
• Attempting to promote the above on Instagram and Bluesky.

Reading

• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
• On a Cyberpunk genre tear:
  • Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
  • Neuromancer by William Gibson
  • Hardwired by Walter John Williams

Gaming

• Left PAX Unplugged 2025 with two new hobbies. Post coming soon.
• Running an in-person Cyberpunk RED campaign.
• Periodically dropping into a D&D game.
• Occasionally playing Cyberpunk 2077, Path of Exile 2, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Music

• Playing lead guitar in a 90s (+/- 30 years) cover band.
• Writing original songs for eventual recording.

Family

• Happy husband and proud dad.
• Lives with a neurotic Goldendoodle.
• Unexpected beneficiary of the Cat Distribution System.

Page last updated: December 4, 2025