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A Map to Fiction, Thoughts, and Mischief
May 11, 2025 • Rachael Varca
The Spaniard: A Postmortem of Lessons
Let's breakdown what worked and what didn't.
Mar 3 • Rachael Varca
The Spaniard, Ep. 20: Epilogue: Length of Days
A dark fantasy Western
Mar 2 • Rachael Varca
The Spaniard, Ep. 19
A dark fantasy Western
Feb 16
The End of Privacy and Secrets: Epstein, Public Figures, and the Fifth Wave, part 2
You will kill your heroes. All of them.
Feb 13
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A Gentle Rebuttal to "The Right Has Forgotten Feelings"
Apr 4, 2025 • Rachael Varca
Why there is no God in Horror
Dec 16, 2024 • Rachael Varca
Americans are getting off the hamster wheel of outrage
Jan 27, 2025 • Rachael Varca
Why People Enjoy Torturing Themselves
Jan 13, 2025 • Rachael Varca

Breakfast Serials

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The Spaniard, Ep. 20: Epilogue: Length of Days
A dark fantasy Western
Mar 2 • Rachael Varca
The Spaniard, Ep. 19
A dark fantasy Western
Feb 16
The Spaniard, Ep. 18
A dark fantasy Western
Feb 2
The Spaniard, Ep. 17
A dark fantasy Western
Jan 19 • Rachael Varca
The Spaniard, Ep. 16
A dark fantasy Western
Jan 7 • Rachael Varca

Short Stories

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The Crow and the Crown
Flash Fiction
Nov 5, 2025 • Rachael Varca
A Slice Before Midnight
Existential speculative fiction
Jul 7, 2025 • Rachael Varca
Tu me manques
A creepy story for the Lunar Awards
Mar 15, 2025 • Rachael Varca
Mona Lisa Crack
Envy is a hell of a motivator...
Jan 20, 2025 • Rachael Varca
The Couch Troll
Author note: I don’t generally swear in my writing, but for the purposes of this character study, it is necessary.
Jan 6, 2025 • Rachael Varca
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