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Stripped: Tales of Humanity’s Most Basic Elements
Uncover What It Means to Be Truly Human.
Step into a world where every layer is peeled back and the essence of humanity is laid bare. Stripped Tales of Humanity Unadorned is a bold collection of six short stories that dares to explore the raw, unfiltered core of existence—where vulnerability becomes power, and truth reveals itself in the most unexpected ways.
Witness a sensational trial as Emmett Tegan defends his right to hike through the Arkansas wilderness. Elsewhere, a Florida pastor faces naked fear in a bank robbery gone wrong. Meanwhile, in a future where books are banished, stories become inked into flesh. And deep in an enchanted forest, we journey with an anxious elf as she battles through longing, healing, and homecoming.
Spanning contemporary realism, speculative fantasy, and satirical wit, these stories (and more) examine what happens when we face the mirrors and drop the façades—when we are seen, wholly and without shame. Some tales will disarm you with their humor; others will provoke deep reflection. All will invite you to reconsider what it truly means to be free.
If you're ready for stories that challenge, delight, and awaken—Stripped Tales of Humanity Unadorned is your next essential read.
From the
“Used to be, down at the swimmin’ hole, you couldn’t tell one family from another. Skin was just skin. We was all just folk.”
—Southern Gothic meets grim speculative folklore in The Weavers
“I stood there with nothing to prove but myself. No label. No weapon. No armor. Just me.”
—Emmett Tegan in Anatomy of Justice
“They weren’t supposed to fight back! Why’d it have to be naked people….”
—a frustrated bank robber in The Naked Shepherd, a darkly comedic, subversive thriller
“Her body was a temple, yes—but not a fragile, easily defiled structure. It was a living, breathing ‘Grove of the Spirit.’”
— Eleanor’s revelation in Heart of the Forest, a lyrical, introspective fantasy
"Britt was afraid for them. Hadn’t they been taught girls’ bodies were irresistible to men?"
—Rural fantasy collides with the unfiltered reality of farm life in Country Folk
“He was no longer merely observing; he was Judah Ben Hur. The searing rage, a singular, consuming fire for Messala, coursed through Kael’s own veins.”
—A mind-bending tale of pain, art, and immersion in The Skin Libraries
Step into a world where every layer is peeled back and the essence of humanity is laid bare. Stripped Tales of Humanity Unadorned is a bold collection of six short stories that dares to explore the raw, unfiltered core of existence—where vulnerability becomes power, and truth reveals itself in the most unexpected ways.
Witness a sensational trial as Emmett Tegan defends his right to hike through the Arkansas wilderness. Elsewhere, a Florida pastor faces naked fear in a bank robbery gone wrong. Meanwhile, in a future where books are banished, stories become inked into flesh. And deep in an enchanted forest, we journey with an anxious elf as she battles through longing, healing, and homecoming.
Spanning contemporary realism, speculative fantasy, and satirical wit, these stories (and more) examine what happens when we face the mirrors and drop the façades—when we are seen, wholly and without shame. Some tales will disarm you with their humor; others will provoke deep reflection. All will invite you to reconsider what it truly means to be free.
If you're ready for stories that challenge, delight, and awaken—Stripped Tales of Humanity Unadorned is your next essential read.
From the
“Used to be, down at the swimmin’ hole, you couldn’t tell one family from another. Skin was just skin. We was all just folk.”
—Southern Gothic meets grim speculative folklore in The Weavers
“I stood there with nothing to prove but myself. No label. No weapon. No armor. Just me.”
—Emmett Tegan in Anatomy of Justice
“They weren’t supposed to fight back! Why’d it have to be naked people….”
—a frustrated bank robber in The Naked Shepherd, a darkly comedic, subversive thriller
“Her body was a temple, yes—but not a fragile, easily defiled structure. It was a living, breathing ‘Grove of the Spirit.’”
— Eleanor’s revelation in Heart of the Forest, a lyrical, introspective fantasy
"Britt was afraid for them. Hadn’t they been taught girls’ bodies were irresistible to men?"
—Rural fantasy collides with the unfiltered reality of farm life in Country Folk
“He was no longer merely observing; he was Judah Ben Hur. The searing rage, a singular, consuming fire for Messala, coursed through Kael’s own veins.”
—A mind-bending tale of pain, art, and immersion in The Skin Libraries
210 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 31, 2025
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