Galls & Walnuts

Originality

What is originality but the life of a human from conception to mortification? As an aspiring writer, one of my greatest concerns is the “originality” of my story. I do not want to plunge my hands into the basket of tropes, only to pull out the usual candied tropes that…
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Current Projects

These are placeholder covers for writing projects in the making.

Kings and Queens are long gone, executed during the Revolution. What took their place is much worse.

A poetry collection inspired by the human experience of death.

Beware whom you trust to fix your brokenness.

● Latest streams of consciousness—sort of

October 19, 2026

When Worldbuilding Takes You Down The Rabbit Hole of Astrophysics

My favorite teapot chai and a bagel with cream cheese in tow, I expected to spend my Sunday afternoon shredding through my story with some…
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October 18, 2026

I Should Have Thrifted Tech Sooner!

My current laptop is on life support. I think I bought it over ten years ago when technology was still of moderate quality. I cut…
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October 17, 2026

Inspiration in No Kings

Happy No Kings Day! If you live in the United States, you know the chaos and turmoil our current administration is putting the world through…
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October 16, 2026

Authors I would love to have dinner with….

Which author would I love to have dinner with? This is a loaded question for an aspiring author, and the list will certainly shift like…
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● About Me

Welcome to Galls & Walnuts! My name is Parker Wolfe, and I am an aspiring writer of Dark Fantasy Literature. I am documenting my writing process and reading habits after an uninspired decade. I have my lovely students to thank for reigniting this fire, so I hope I can live up to their blaze.