The writing of James Cupps

The Lit Room

A small, lamp-lit catalog of work in progress — novels, memoirs, and short stories from the Ohio River Valley and elsewhere. Pull up a chair.

Books

1 in progress

Novel · Book one

In Both Hands

A quiet urban fantasy set in the Ohio River Valley in the autumn of 2025. Drafts of the first nine chapters, with the world and people of the novel as it takes shape. The magic is small; the cost is not.

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Short Stories

12 pieces

The Quiet Flame of Vasilisa Fairy tale · Slavic folklore · 2026
The Seeker of True Shadows Fairy tale · Slavic folklore · 2026
When the Black Host Came and the High Place Burned Fairy tale · Slavic folklore · 2026
The Road of the Living Water Fairy tale · Slavic folklore · 2026
The Gloomstalker Dark fantasy · 2023
Elyra, the Night Bloom Fairy tale · 2023
Maggie and the Shrieking Thicket Dark fantasy · 2023
Whispers in the Metropolis Echoes of Tomorrow · ch. 1 · 2023
The Hacker Faerie folklore · A Court verdict
Johnny Appleseed Faerie folklore · A Court verdict
Peter Pan Faerie folklore · A Court verdict
The Yellow Robe Cosmic horror · Flash fiction

Memoirs

Coming soon

Under construction

Memoir and personal essays are on the way. Check back soon.