Riley Clark

Writing Portfolio


Flash Fiction


Everything I Need

"Everything I Need" is a piece of flash fiction about a kid hiding from monsters in a dark forest. I wrote it for English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.

Dead Heroes

"Dead Heroes" is a piece of flash fiction about a pair of thieves looting an old library. I wrote it for English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.

Malignance

"Malignance" is a symmetrical piece of flash fiction about the corrupting effects of evil. I wrote it for English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing. This piece was printed in our class zine "Live, Laugh, Explode: Excerpts from Writers Not Yet Dead".

Mother of All

"Mother of All" is a piece of flash fiction about the end of the world. I wrote it for English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.


Short Stories


The King Who Did Not See

"The King Who Did Not See" is a short story, told as a fable or myth, about a king presented with a dilemma of curiosity vs. understanding. It was printed in my university's annual zine, "Jabberwocky", for the 2025 Edition.

The Rogue

"The Rogue" is a short story about a group of legendary heroes fighting a dragon. I wrote it for my second semester of English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.

The Tower

"The Tower" is a short story about a woman who pulls the Tower in her morning tarot reading. Chaos ensues. I wrote it for my second semester of English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.

Try

"Try" is a short story about writers block and redemption. I wrote it for my second semester of English 455 - Advanced Creative Writing.