J.J. Arsenault

Writer & Poet

About Me

As a 50 something Gen Xer shaped by 1980s Florida, I love telling the wild and often dangerous stories I’ve survived and collected over the decades. Such as being chased by gators, and stalking elk in rugged wilderness. I’m a small business owner and web developer, hiding out in the Mountains of British Columbia. Easily described as obsessive and hyper focused. I write poetry, comics and books. I enjoy honing my creativity in imagination writers’ rooms with my sons, and tackling 1500 years of Arthurian among other historical and literary traditions.

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Current Projects

Future King

The above image is generated by AI. I think AI generated art is very cool. But I also think human generated art is still superior and way cooler. As soon as time and budget allow I will employ a human being to create artwork for this project.

Future King

A feudal punk telling of the fabled return of King Arthur to fulfill his destiny to free humanity from the shackles of a future corporatocracy.

The first draft is nearly complete as of February 2023.

Some stats for people into that kind of thing:

  • The story’s been in my head since I was a teenager.
  • The comic/novel outline was started 12 years ago.
  • There are 6 issues of comic script written.
  • The novel’s first draft has taken me around 15 months to write.

Sample works

Winged Friend – Poem 1998

God Favors the Rebel – Poem adapted to Comic – 1998 – 2013

Future King – Novel – Sample Chapter 4 – 2012 – Current

More writing samples coming soon