Hi, I'm Pause, a person in Chicago who drinks far too much coffee. I write both long and short stories but will mostly posting longer, multi-chapter works here.

I also generally write open endings. Most of the time things aren't wrapped up in a nice pretty bow. It's okay if you don't like them, just, be aware that's what you're getting into.

Feel free to message me about anything, story related or not!

And check out my tumblr for additional content, including facecanons, short stories, and playlists.

I do my best to find images with the Creative Commons license to use for covers, HOWEVER, sometimes it's hard to know and I might make a mistake, so if I've used your image and you want me to credit you or take it down, PLEASE don't hesitate to ask!

I know there's a lot to wade through, but my most popular of the things I've posted so far is In the Basement, In the Sky! My personal fave is In the Lion's Teeth. PLEASE read the warnings on the chapters page, though, because they both go to some dark places.
  • JoinedDecember 16, 2014



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In-Decent-Pause In-Decent-Pause May 11, 2020 11:18PM
After a lot of thought and reflection, I've decided to unpublish Plague. I just feel now is not a good time for people to come across such a story. We'll see what happens in the future. In the meanti...
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