About Me

S.M. Pike was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and grew up in the south, watching mostly 80s
movies and playing videogames of all sorts. He’s always been fascinated with the different ways
a story can be delivered, across all mediums, and mix-matching wildly different genre
components in a somewhat grounded fashion. Now, with his recently-realized liking for shorter
storytelling, he’s trying his hand at thrills in all the genres.

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