Fiction You Can Cling To

I’m excited to welcome you to Sweet Insanity. What is this place? Basically, it’s a collection of work by artist and writer Jayce Ran. A variety of stories, artwork, musings, and lessons on various subjects can be found within the confines of this page. There is a great deal of stuff sorted based on subject matter, style, and story arc. We cordially invite you to peruse the many pages of archived work. Have fun browsing!  

My Most Recent Posts

• Blue Ash Crisis: Chapter 20
  The previous chapter may be worth reading first if you have not already done so. To access the previous chapter, click the button below. Chapter 20 The Grand Shrine The morning sun greeted the train as it traveled along its channel. Apricot carefully navigated the length of black grooved rubber […]
• Blue Ash Crisis: Chapter 19
  The previous chapter may be worth reading first if you have not already done so. To access the previous chapter, click the button below. Chapter 19 Hidden Motives It was a quiet room. In the middle of a cluttered apartment, Shiori lay on an office desk. Apricot held onto his […]
• Blue Ash Crisis: Chapter 18
  The previous chapter may be worth reading first if you have not already done so. To access the previous chapter, click the button below. Chapter Chapter Title “I don’t know how much more I can take of this.” said one officer to another. “I thought I would be helping people, […]
• Blue Ash Crisis: Chapter 17
  The previous chapter may be worth reading first if you have not already done so. To access the previous chapter, click the button below. Chapter 17 Something Wicked “Looks used.” said a man with a shaved head as he inspects a cybernetic arm augmentation. He pointed to a dent in […]
• Lyorta: The Saga Of Retribution: Chapter 4
  The previous chapter may be worth reading first if you have not already done so. To access the previous chapter, click the button below. Chapter 1: The Priest’s Of The Aria ~ 865 RE ~ ~ Southern Kingdom, Sacred Grounds Of The Aria ~ Hundreds of feet of crimson orange […]
• They Speak From The Abyss [Jayce’s Picks]
  Not sponsored. My love for rather strange things goes out to you all. Today I have a treat for you. Yes, it is a video game with dark intentions developed by an independent developer. Go check it out. Have fun. https://thefifthkalpa.itch.io/they-speak-from-the-abyss-teaser-demo

Featured Stories

Synopsis

 A world soars in the skies above an endless sea below in this tale of the end of an era. This is the story of an empire that once ruled the world, watching the glory it once held erode. A legend of slavery and deliverance, persecution and help, collapse and determination.  

On Going Episodic Series

Synopsis

When Apricot Signa, a student journalist, stumbles upon a creature from another world, she is stuck in a terrifying nightmare with no escape. Apricot is powerless to speak out for fear of being labelled insane, and must face the horrors of an unseen world intent on devouring her own world; alone.  

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