====== Wonderworker - A Christmas Horror Serial Novella by Stephen Jacob Sekula ====== "Wonderworker" is a strange tale of Christmas horror fiction. The idea came to me at the end of the Fall, 2014 semester when I was thinking about a writing project for the holiday break. I like the idea of challenging myth, story, and legend, and so I conceived of this terrible tale of a scientist who goes in search of missing geologists and instead confronts the terrible reality behind Christmas mythology. I released this over the holidays in December 2014 - January 2015. Below are links to the chapters as they were released. I was writing, editing, and releasing (not in that order) in real time. I consider this an unfinished work, even when it's done being told. * Chapter 1 (Dec. 16, 2014): [[https://media.cooleysekula.net/u/sekula/m/wonderworker-chapter-1/]] * Chapter 2 (Dec. 18, 2014): [[https://media.cooleysekula.net/u/sekula/m/wonderworker-chapter-1-2/]] * Includes an edited version of Chapter 1 * Chapter 3 (Dec. 21, 2014): [[https://media.cooleysekula.net/u/sekula/m/wonderworker-chapters-1-3/]] * Includes an edited version of Chapters 1-2, with some details edited or changed to suit the story as it evolves. * EPUB Version: {{:wonderworker_ch1-3.epub|}} * Chapter 4 (Dec. 23, 2014): [[https://media.cooleysekula.net/u/sekula/m/wonderworker-chapters-1-4/]] * Includes an edited version of Chapters 1-3, with some details edited or changed to suit the story as it evolves. This also ends Part I of the story. * EPUB Version: {{:wonderworker_ch1-4.epub|}} * Chapter 5 (Dec. 25, 2014): [[https://media.cooleysekula.net/u/sekula/m/wonderworker-chapters-1-5/]] * We begin Part II of the three-part tale. Merry Christmas! * EPUB Version: {{:wonderworker_ch1-5.epub|}} * PDF with Cover Art: [[https://media.cooleysekula.net/u/sekula/m/wonderworker-chapters-1-5-cover-art/]] * Chapter 6 (Dec. 29, 2014): [[https://media.cooleysekula.net/u/sekula/m/wonderworker-chapters-1-6/]] * Now includes an appendix of art drawn by my nephews, based on short summaries I gave them of the story. * EPUB Version: {{:wonderworker_ch1-6.epub|}} * Chapter 7 (Jan. 3, 2014): [[https://media.cooleysekula.net/u/sekula/m/wonderworker-chapters-1-7/]] * This chapter concludes Part II of the story as we head into the last part of the tale. * EPUB Version: {{:wonderworker_ch1-7.epub|}} * Chapter 8 (Jan. 8, 2014): [[https://media.cooleysekula.net/u/sekula/m/wonderworker-chapters-1-8/]] * This chapter begins Part III, the final part of the story. There are just two chapters left after this one. * EPUB Version: {{:wonderworker_ch1-8.epub|}} * Chapter 9 (Jan. 11, 2014): {{:wonderworker_ch1-9.pdf|}} * This is the penultimate chapter of the tale. * EPUB Version: {{:wonderworker_ch1-9.epub|}} * Complete First Draft (Jan. 18, 2014): {{:theredsaint.pdf|}} * This is the completed first draft. * EPUB Version: {{:wonderworker_ch1-10.epub|}} * PDF on MediaGoblin: [[https://media.cooleysekula.net/u/sekula/m/wonderworker-complete-first-draft-2d5b/]]