JOSH SAND JS
Writing
novels

Where We Came From

Sep 2020. 99k words.

Debut novel. Sci-fi with introspective aliens navigating their place and identity in a modern-day Earth. View release page.
short stories
I Should Be Alive

I Should Be Alive

Aug 2014. 6k words.

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An inept paranormal investigation show, its cameraman, its psychic, TV, and the years.

Mangosteen

Mangosteen

Dec 2014. 5k words.

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Stylistic parody of school-assigned coming-of-age stories.

Saint's Bones

Saint’s Bones

Dec 2014. 2k words.

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A medieval church hordes the Lord. Written for a college short story contest. And won!

The Light That Was Holy

The Light That Was Holy

Nov 2017. 1.5k words.

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A member of a dwindling religious cult returns to his shrine when the star he worshipped goes supernova.

essays/guides

So Random!: How to Build Attachment to Random Generation (and Not Be No Man’s Sky)

Aug 2016. 4k words.

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A look at the history of random generation in video game design and how it can work, from the context of No Man’s Sky’s release.

A Skyrim Player’s Guide to Morrowind and Oblivion

Sep 2015. 4k words.

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A review/guide for The Elder Scrolls video game series for people who hopped aboard late (like me).