I CALL myself a bard because I like sharing stories. I searched a long time for a place to do that before giving up and saying "Fuck it, I'll make my own." This is that place.
If you're wondering who I am, you may call me Mortaki (or Mordecai). I am the webmaster and the sole owner of this site (despite what my wizard counterpart might imply). I am not picky about pronouns so long as I know I'm being referred to and you don't call me an it. Long story short, pick some pronouns and stick to them and I won't be offended. I personally favor she/her for the bard and he/him for the wizard, but this is because they're characters I've co-opted for online use.
WELCOME to the unrestrained chaos of my mind. I could have been normal about this site, but I decided that such a thing would be terribly boring and immediately discarded the idea. This was meant to be mostly for my writing, but it has since devolved into being for my Everything.
I made this site myself and tested it on firefox. I don't test on any other browsers. I try to keep it mostly mobile friendly for the purpose of making it easy to read on your phone, but I'm honestly at the point where it's not a priority. Maybe when I'm more skilled with html and css. If you want to know how I learned and what resources I use: go visit the wizard.
If you'd like to talk to me, then please direct yourself to my tumblr or my neocities profile. I am, however, more likely to check my tumblr. You can also find me in the Neocities Club Discord, of which I am a fairly active member. I promise we're all cool; come say hi. I don't currently have a guestbook or comments on my site (mostly because I don't really want them) so these are the best ways to contact me.
MOST of my projects have their own page, if I deem them significant enough. If I don't, then they can probably be found on the All Works page regardless. I upload chapters for my significant works individually and, once I deem enough chapters present, bind them into larger files for binge reading. I do not have an upload schedule and probably never will.
I change things almost obsessively and most things I post are some sort of rough draft to begin with. I am more concerned with getting my stories done and out there than I am with getting them perfect. As such, expect things to be rearranged and edited with very little notice. I may decide to take down stories entirely. This is simply the nature of things.
ONE of my larger works in progress is called Red Handed. It is an action-suspense novel with politcal intrigue elements. A summary can be found on its associated page. I have been working on it for over a decade at this point, but that's mostly because I started it at thirteen and it's taken this long to finally get the plot to sound like something that didn't come from a child's brain. As of 2025, it's making steady progress even if it might not seem such.
Another one of my WIPS is the Shora Mythology. It is a short story collection that builds up the lore and background of an ancient religion lost to time. More information on those stories can be found on its associated page. This project is also fairly long-standing and much of it isn't even writing at all since I also made a conlang to go with it. A dictionary can be found somewhere in the wizard's lair.
My final significant project is a novel/novella (haven't decided which yet) called The Ruse. It's a story that takes place in a fictional historical setting where two queer characters enter a marrage of convenience in order to hide their queerness. This one is actually fairly new and functions mostly as an experiment. That is to say, I am making it up as I go.
The rest of my work is mostly poems, essays, and noodles still wriggling around and being used as potion ingredients by the wizard.
I KEEP a library of recommendations on my site. I read just as much as I write (read: a lot) and I think human recs are a wonderful thing and want to do my part to keep them alive.
I'm not at all picky about medium or genre, though I certainly have my favorites. As such, there are a fairly wide variety in the library to choose from. There are novels, manga, and even fanfiction available right now. I'm thinking of adding movies, shows, and games as well, though those would be much smaller selections.
I don't put everything I read into the library (we'd be here all fucking day if that was the case), just the things I liked the most. Even then, I'm not the best about updating it (I read A LOT, okay?). If something looks sparse and you'd like to see more of what I'd rec, then please shoot me a message or ask on tumblr and that way I can get them directly to you (and prioritize updating that shelf lol).
WHY are all my links at the bottom? I don't know, really. That's how I wanted to set it up, so that's what I did. I'm not a corporation; I don't have to cater to anyone but myself.
- Worldbuilding
- Conlangs
- TTRPG Creations (wip)
- Cubic Lore Logs (wip)
THIS site is hosted on Neocities and made mostly by me. I say "mostly" because I am a huge coding noob and thus use and modify templates pretty regularly. I am also not much of an artist so many of the graphics are also not made by me. If I'm honest, I'm not very good at keeping track of these things, but I will attempt to credit what I can anyway.
- homepage css by tessisamess
- shora mythology css by numbedpill
- red handed css made by cyber rot
- the ruse css made by teppy
- library fanfic shelf css made by aglovale @ nekoweb
- library manga and book shelf javascript made by only-wonder
- wizard's lair css made by numbedpill
- lorebook and guidebook pages css by tessisamess
THE WIZARD, Mordecai, has set up a mysterious wizard lair in the basement, and he's hoarding all sorts of arcane artifacts. I don't know what he's doing down there, but he is the one making all the magic of the Bard possible. If you'd like to know more about my creative process or the worlds my works take place in, go visit the wizard!
Things like buttons, resources and references, cliques/webrings, and more can be found there. Make sure to check the wizard's annotations if you are looking for something specific.
