Japheth is not
A man, his tyrannical creative process, and a pile of unfinished manuscripts. Spooning The Muse is home to the eventual novels and short fiction of Japheth Benfield.
Not the website you expected? Big changes are underway.
All the pew-pews and twice the huzzahs. Eventually.
I’m an avid consumer of sci-fi/fantasy in print, on screens, and at the tabletop. I’m currently working on multiple projects of my own, with my first fantasy novel taking flight in late 2025.
Stick around for more short fiction experiments.
When avoiding my novel, I like to write tiny stories and scenes. I’ve decided to make these stories and scenes freely available here.
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