"Some men see things as they are and say, 'Why?' I dream of things that never were and say, 'Why not?'" --George Bernard Shaw

"The monsters of heraldry and mythology do not exist, but there is no reason in the nature of things nor in the laws of the mind why they should not exist." --Thomas Ligotti

Charles Patrick Brownson is a writer of speculative fiction whose work encompasses or incorporates elements of the weird, dark fantasy, science fiction, surrealism and horror. He grew up along the Gulf Coast of Florida and has lived in over a dozen states within the U.S., including Alaska. He was educated at the State University of New York at Fredonia where he studied English Literature and philosophy. He now lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife and son.

E-mail address: charles@brownson.net

Charles Patrick Brownson

Triangulation

God in the Machine
Short Story, July 2011

Triangulation: Last Contact, an annual anthology produced by PARSEC Ink.

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Collective Fallout Magazine

Terror on a Grecian Urn
Short Story, March 2011

Collective Fallout, a queer speculative arts magazine.

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Smashed Cat Magazine

Tyranny of the Inanimate
Short Story, Nov 2011

Smashed Cat Magazine, free brain-bending flash fiction every Tuesday.

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Surviving the Sylvia Plath Effect

Surviving the Sylvia Plath Effect
Essay, Sep 2010/Feb 2012

Essay about creativity & mental illness published at charlesbrownson.com

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Tyranny of the Inanimate

Smashed Cat MagazineMy bizarre flash fiction piece, Tyranny of the Inanimate, is available to read FOR FREE over at Smashed Cat Magazine, where they deliver ‘brain-bending flash fiction every Tuesday’. The story is a short, humorous, Twilight Zone-esque piece with a twist that was fun to write. Did I mention you can read it FOR FREE! Enjoy!

Tangent Review

Professional reviewer Chuck Rothman over at Tangent has provided a detailed review of Triangulation: Last Contact, edited by Stephen V. Ramey, with some very positive remarks about my contribution to the anthology. Here is what he says:

“However, for me, the best story is Charles Patrick Brownson’s “God in the Machine,” something of a gonzo alternate history where the English Inquisition has already executed Darwin for heresy, clockwork computers get viruses with religious propaganda, time-traveling dirigibles visit other universes, and one of its top scientists is an intelligent marmot. Abigale is in the Tower of London for heresy, but tries to plot her escape. I loved every minute reading it and it is definitely the standout story.” Read more

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