Patrick J. Heck

Writer, charcuterie enthusiast, aspiring game dev, and guy with too much garden space and not enough time.

NOW QUERYING (2026)

In search of his missing sun god, a former holy king does what he thought impossible—he goes home.

THE EVERWINTER KING (99,000) is a character-driven standalone adult fantasy. It would sit nicely on a shelf next to Antonia Hodgson’s THE RAVEN SCHOLAR and Cameron Sullivan’s THE RED WINTER, and is great for fans of Bioware’s Dragon Age II. It features a queer normative world and a second chance MM romance with a trans love interest.

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  • A smidge is enough.

    Picture this: it’s January, the sun set at 2pm, and everything but the hollies in your yard is dead. Your brother, a farmer and landscaper, comes over for dinner. Somewhere in your conversation he mentions tulips. Next thing you know,… Continue reading

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    A smidge is enough.

  • When you learn something new and you go a little mad.

    Not long ago I watched a vlog in which someone described their journey to being fluent in Japanese as “going mad.” After living in Japan for a year, they rapidly lost their senses and entered a period of total confusion.… Continue reading

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    When you learn something new and you go a little mad.