Inspired by Rod Serling and H. P. Lovecraft, Pontius Paiva writes fictional short stories designed around thought provoking concepts involving the bizarre and the fantastic.

His writing has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, 121 Words, 101 words, and 50-Word Stories. His work has also been translated to Arabic as part of an anthology project published in the Middle East titled: The Man Who Loves to Hug (translation).