My name is Jacob Stanley and I write.
I also read when I can and play quite a few video games. In addition to playing games, I produce articles and essays related to the current culture of video games.
Currently I'm working on a novel/graphic novel based on the re-invented story of the mythic character named Atlas. I have finished a rough draft of its core-story, and am attempting to produce a similar story through poetry for my final quarter at college. When finished I will use what I've gathered from poetry to finish my novel in a more succinct and fleshed out form.
Below are some examples of my most recent manuscripts I've produced for class at the Evergreen State College where I'm studying for my B.A. in creative writing. The formatting is rather difficult for me to figure out in terms of html, so I've linked them here as .doc files.
Works of Surfiction
My winter 2007 manuscript is a collection of literary forms, which I am still adding to. It is mainly a subject of realism and its descent into the virtual realms.
My December 2006 manuscript is an attempt at literary cohesion of a single subject while still using many experimental forms. It is where I first developed a form known as the "pentAcrostic" which is a coded method of speaking through the underlying code of the text.
Spring 2006 Manuscript
My Spring 2006 manuscript is my first foray into complicated experimental prose, namely figuring out what style I write in and flowing it out into something worthwhile.
The Jacob A.S. Dyrwenia Portal
Deviant Art Portfolio
This is updated rather frequently with a lot more critique around the work. It contains my more recent experimental and good works.
Older Site of Collected Poems and Works
This one is barely updated anymore, if at all, but it contains a great deal of my formerly "normal" teenage work.