Stories that live at the intersection of logic and belief — where obsession, identity, and the unseen pressures of reality collide.
When fifteen-year-old Sheffield sneaks into his father's lab and steps inside a chamber he was never supposed to touch, he doesn't just break the rules. He breaks reality.
Pulled across the boundary between worlds, he finds himself stranded in a future he was never meant to see — where time travel is regulated like a controlled substance, and a death cult called T.I.M.E. once brought civilization to the edge of extinction.
She wanted a child. She got a monster — and a miracle. When Emily Hartley drinks both halves of an ancient fertility charm, her twin daughters arrive marked by the choice.
A modern reimagining of the Norwegian folktale Tatterhood — about the daughter who was never supposed to exist, and what happens when she stops waiting for permission to become herself.
They told him it was a one-way trip. He wasn't bothered by it. Shaden Stewart is sent alone to a hostile alien world with one directive: survive long enough to report back. What he finds there will cost him more than his mission.
A science fiction novel about survival, emotional absence, and what it means to feel something on a world that was never meant for you.
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An American novelist from Excelsior Springs, Missouri — now writing from Funabashi, Japan.
Charles Whitham balances teaching English with writing fiction that explores the tension between logic and belief, structure and chaos. His work sits at the intersection of speculative science fiction and emotional realism, often examining obsession, identity, and the unseen pressures that shape people long before they recognize them.
His debut novel, Sheffield, follows a gifted teen navigating parallel worlds and the consequences of intellect untethered from certainty. His second novel, Tatwitt, expands that exploration into fractured realities and moral consequence.
Living abroad for fifteen years has sharpened his fascination with displacement and perception — themes that quietly surface throughout his work. A third novel is currently in progress, due November 2026.
Outside of writing, he plays Destiny 2, follows the Kansas City Chiefs from across the Pacific, and continues developing new speculative projects.
On living in Japan, the long road to publishing Sheffield, and how Tatwitt came together in under three months.
Discussing the themes of identity, displacement, and what drives the work — from Star Wars to Norwegian folklore.
A full written transcript in English and Japanese — covering life in Japan, the writing process, and what's next.
Tatwitt is a modern fairytale. Beautiful. Loved it.
Gripping from Hollywood to Las Vegas. Tatwitt is hauntingly beautiful.
Each chapter keeps you wanting to read more. Good sci-fi book.
Great read! Love this story!
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