Creative work

Songs, poems,
and stories.

Music and the written word, with room for every form of expression.

Begin with the music channels below. Selected visual previews from the existing creative projects appear below; draft and release limits remain.

For the listening

Begin with
a music channel.

Listen through Jim Butcher Music or Meridian. Each channel opens on YouTube, with no embedded player or media account connected to this site.

Music channel · YouTubeJim Butcher Music Music channel · YouTubeMeridian

From the creative work

Stories you can
step into.

Selected images from the books, imagined worlds, and learning projects. Concept art, draft covers, and prototype screenshots are shown as work in progress, not finished releases.

Select an image to open a larger web version. Original source files and private project records stay off the website.

Painted fantasy town square with lanterns and blue-and-gold banners at sunset — concept artSeven Roads / Festival squareScene artwork from The Covenant of Seven Roads game project. Development preview, not a final game release.About the project →

Painted stone workshop yard overlooking a sunlit village and distant hills — concept artSeven Roads / The workshopEnvironment artwork from The Covenant of Seven Roads game project. Development preview.About the project →

Painted candlelit stone chapel with wooden benches and an open door — concept artSeven Roads / A place of refugeChapel backdrop from The Covenant of Seven Roads game project. Fictional scene, not a photograph of a real location.About the project →

Draft bilingual Jimmy Learns to See cover with an illustrated father and child looking through a memory chest — cover studyJimmy Learns to SeeBilingual Volume I cover study for Jimmy Learns. Working draft; not a final printed cover or book-release announcement.About the project →

Wordwise learning prototype showing spelling, grammar and a daily practice dashboard — Prototype interface screenshotWordwise / Small steps, stronger wordsExisting prototype screenshot. Learning and educator-review limits remain; this is not a public application launch.About the project →

World History Quest prototype with an illustrated globe and twelve history destinations — Prototype interface screenshotWorld History QuestExisting history-learning prototype screenshot. Selected chapters, not a complete grades 1-12 curriculum.About the project →

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Interactive fiction / Story Atlas

One hundred adventures.
Your next choice.

Explore eight worlds of interactive fiction, from fantasy and mystery to romance and science fiction. All 100 adventures are free, with illustrated and text-only editions, branching choices, and progress saved in your browser.

Read the content notes before choosing a story. No account or purchase is required.

Explore Story Atlas →

Songs, poems,and stories.

Begin witha music channel.

Stories you canstep into.

One hundred adventures.Your next choice.

Songs, poems,
and stories.

Begin with
a music channel.

Stories you can
step into.

One hundred adventures.
Your next choice.