A new prisoner has been brought to the castle. They say he's a warrior. They call him a demon. They whisper that he can grant wishes.

Saiven can't resist. He sneaks into the secluded dungeon to see, but the man chained to the wall is not what he expects. Smiling.…

The moment Joe decides to talk up a photographer in the park, his life is changed forever. In less than a minute, Mason Ripley ties him up into knots and leaves him shaking with anger and lust. No man is worth that kind of aggravation, and Joe knows damn well he s…

Based on a real event in my life, and I'd wager that most people have had something similar happen to them. Those sort of heartaches shape you in ways you never fully understand, but I will say this-- Now that I'm an adult, I'm glad I went back for that letter, an…

I had a lot of fun writing this, especially since the inspiration is one of my favorite songs. This, unfortunately, dates me while simultaneously running the risk of calling my taste in music into question. But I don't care, I think it's a great song. I think i…

Chapters 1-3

- One -

"What?"

"We were hoping you could look after our son. Just for a few hours. Our babysitter canceled at the last minute."

I looked down at the little blond boy standing in front of Mr. and Mrs. Wilkens. He looked about ten years old, and someth…

My first published "ficlet."

Out is a special story to me. It's only 255 words, but it's about pain, and trust, and courage. It's about a moment that I believe everyone has at least once in their life--when you realize how hard it is to be yourself, and you mak…

I wrote this poem in the middle of working on the final revisions for Paul's Dream. I'd been sifting through the thesaurus looking for another word for fire, and it occurred to me that a lot of the words I was coming across worked together pretty well. So, because…

It's a limerick. About pain.

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There once was a heart in my chest

Until you ripped it right out of my breast

Now there’s no dawn

As the pain writhes on

You stole my love *and* my death

Pain © 2010 by Rowan McBride. All rights reserved. This story may not be …

So this is what happens when I beg my friends to watch the thing and none of them show any interest IN WATCHING THE THING.

The “thing” is In the Flesh, which is an awesome awesome show which you should watch so we can talk about it and also because I NEED A THIRD…

Aaand here's my second piece of fanfiction! Inspired by the awesome art by evinist.  

Available on Tumblr @ https://rowanmcbride.tumblr.com/post/109235490716/evinist-i-hope-you-all-get-your-ones-club-is 

Available on Tumblr @ https://rowanmcbride.tumblr.com/post/59404913664/patrickfillion-catch-of-the-day-there-was 

And so his brothers came, the hope in their eyes glimmering like sunlight on sea, to tell him they’d made a deal with the Wizard of the Deep. They had shaved their heads, each lock of hair representing a year of life they gladly traded, and in return they were giv…