Welcome! If you’re here, it’s probably because we have crossed paths in some capacity or you came across a piece of my writing or theater work. I do a fair amount of both, and those are what this site’s about.
ME, THE WRITER – I write both literary and speculative fiction and I enjoy working across a wide array of sub-genres. I have an MA in English Literature where I focused on medieval literature and American literature pre-1880. My thesis was on the medieval influences on the work of Nathaniel Hawthorne and how those sources informed Hawthorne’s sense of art. Medieval and early American literature will alway have resonance in my work but I enjoy writing across all time periods.
Published Works
“To Even Look at Me” – Darkness Most Fowl, an anthology of bird horror.
“The Millstones on that Path” – 34 Orchard, Issue 8, Autumn 2023.
“As Long as Keystrokes Sing” – Calliope, Spring 2023. Print and web.
“Mechanized to the Empty Spaces” – The Stray Branch, Fall/Winter 2023. Poetry.
“The Overthrow of Charms” – The Sirens Call, Winter 2022, Issue 60
“Two Doors” – Ancient Paths Literary Magazine, November 2022
“Christmas in Connecticut” – Ink Stains, Volume 7: A Dark Fiction Literary Anthology
“Solomon’s Mirror” – My Peculiar Family: an Anthology of Horror, Mystery, and the Macbre
“Agent Orange” – The Battered Suitcase, October 2008
“Prison of the Gnome” – MiPOesias, September 2008
“Prosaic, Master Sleuth” – ESC! Magazine, June 2008, Vol 12.1
“Remembering Merida” – Word Riot, September 2008
Jekyll & Hyde, Sir Danvers Carew, Wilton Playshop. (I wrote short fiction works “The Dust of Ianthe” and “The Millstones on that Path” during this show. “Ianthe” is unpublished out on submissions. “Millstones,” a piece about loss and the regrets that keep us here, was published in 34 Orchard..
The Sound of Music, Captain Von Trapp, Musicals at Richter. (I wrote the unpublished one-act play “An Ordinary Couple” influenced by scenes on the outdoor terrace. It was such a lovely view.)
The most important theater work that I do is as the program director for Fairy Tale Theater, a summer youth theater program for actors ages 8-15(ish) for an audience of younger people and their caregivers in Danbury, CT. These are four weeks of a new play each Saturday morning, each about 25 minutes. These are performed by our troupe of approximately 15 kids each Saturday from early July to early August. For the past few years, I have written all of these plays, with enriched versions of classics like “Cinderella” and “The Little Mermaid” (both going back to the original source material) and emerging non-European stories such as “The Kasoganaga, “The Little Tencas and the Snowbank,” and an Arabian version of “The Clever Girl.” Writing these works is always a delight and I plan to release an anthology of these plays in the near future, as they are well-suited for both youth theater programs and classroom use.
So, that’s some stuff about me. If you’re interested in the “daytime me,” your best best is to connect with me on LinkedIn. My LinkedIn presence is really all about “daytime me.”
The best way to reach “non-daytime me” is through my personal email account. That’s my first initial, then my middle initial, then my last name (all run together with no punctuation) @ gmail.com. (See, isn’t this fun? It’s like a little puzzle that only you and your humanity could ever figure out, where no spam-bot webpage scraper even stands a chance. Imagine that this is a scene out of one of those Nicholas Cage films or maybe The DaVinci Code. You’re welcome for this little dash of mystery and excitement!)
Thank you for visiting, and I wish you prosperity and joy, both today and for all along life’s journey. Make your dreams real. You deserve nothing less.
Robert Mayette