01The central world
Novel · Arcturus
Arcturus: Genesis
The complete arc of Book One and Book Two, combined into one science-fantasy story. The final pass is complete for a planned October release.
Words · Music · Images
Worlds of wonder.
Stories with heart.
Novels, music, short fiction, and cinematic videos by Mike Babcox— created from the heart and freely shared.
Projected book coverArcturus: GenesisFinal pass complete · October release target
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Featured worlds
Three doorways into a body of work that moves between hope, mystery, music, and the unknown.
02Where the known meets the unknown
Short fiction · Reel series
Shadows and Light
Complete short stories paired with cinematic illustrated reels.
03Audience favorite
Music lyric video · YouTube
Praying for You
Watch the lyric videoMike Babcox’s most-watched lyric video—a song of faith, compassion, and standing with someone in prayer.
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Filter the collection, then open any project for a quick introduction.
Science-fantasy novel
NovelsArcturus: Genesis
The complete Arcturus arc, combining Book One and Book Two into a single story of love, family, transformation, sacrifice, and the bridge between worlds. The final editorial pass is complete for a planned October release.
October release target
Novel in progress
NovelsCarson Lake
Wisconsin, 1963. A boy, a coroner's family, and dogs who know something impossible is coming.
In development
Tales from the Edge of Knowing
Short storiesShadows and Light
Brief, unsettling stories where ordinary life tilts toward the uncanny—and the reader decides what was real.
5 stories available
Songs and collaborations
MusicMike Babcox & Friends
Original songs shaped by melody, story, faith, and a lifelong love of making music simply to share it. Much of the music library is available on YouTube.
2 music selections available
Ongoing video series
Music videosMike Babcox & Friends — Monthly Music Videos
Monthly music videos by Mike Babcox & Friends, bringing original songs to life through lyric videos, cinematic imagery, and short visual stories.
10 videos available
Original visual storytelling
ImagesStory Image Galleries
Cinematic images created for the novels, short stories, songs, and reels will be collected here—even when they have never been posted anywhere else.
Gallery planned
What's New
Notes from Mike
New songs, stories, reels, and occasional notes from the workbench.
Incomplete
A new illustrated Shadows and Light reel and the complete story are now in the collection.
Two Albums Available
Soundtrax and The Mountain of Spices are freely available through SoundCloud, with YouTube Music as another listening option.
Arcturus: Genesis
Novel chapters will begin appearing in October as the larger world of Arcturus opens to readers.
The Lore of Arcturus
A new Lore page will grow gradually with images and short introductions to Arcturian architecture, places and kingdoms across Arcturus—including Akore—along with Meet the Characters and more.
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Meet the maker
One imagination.
Many forms.
Mike Babcox is a novelist, short-story writer, songwriter, and visual storyteller. He has written more than 500 songs, created albums and monthly music videos, and spent a lifetime finding the extraordinary hiding inside ordinary life.
“Freely I received, freely I give.”