Brian Eckert

Writer. Wanderer. Dreamer. Skeptic. Man.

Tag: Fiction

Checked Out

The reprobates, at least, had the decency to not leave bad online reviews.

Into The Vortex Now On Sale

My debut novel, Into The Vortex, has been published by Terror House Press. It is a darkly comic look at the emptiness of 21st century life, the yearning for something beyond Netflix and video games, and how advertisers and phony “spiritual gurus” prey on the listlessness of modern people. Click here to buy the paperback […]

INTO THE VORTEX: AN EXCERPT

John Amaru Pinker had a goatee and wore an iron ring on his left hand depicting a serpent swallowing its own tail.

Off-Trail

The night sky was a forgotten piece of himself, rediscovered. His blue sky self, his night sky self. He had seen so much, he had seen so little.

Unhappy Camper

It’s tragic: nature destroyed by her own creations. Probably the same fate awaits us.

Getaway

Arguably the only thing that differentiated one modern man from another was his own distinct brand of unhappiness.

INTO THE VORTEX [EXCERPT]

The story has a life of its own. Things have a life of their own. We need to let them develop. But we don’t. We kill them.

Self-Portrait

Jehovah’s Witnesses had always struck me as Bolsheviks. But I had never seen a Bolshevik like her.

Standing Arrow Straight

Steve’s morning wood turns into an existential crisis.

The Hunting Cabin

Day One: The Voice in the Box Richard entered the code on the electronic lock pad. The pad made a series of beeps and the door unlocked. Richard opened the door and stepped into the cabin that was to be his home for the long weekend. He flipped on the light and saw an entryway […]