Eversolstice VI

Chapter Six: Results The gods of the Sereniad gathered together and they saw that the world was once again filled with darkness. They sent an envoy to the dark gods who explained what had been done, that she had relentlessly chased the dark and given the demons and monsters no place to live. So, theContinue reading “Eversolstice VI”

Eversolstice V

Chapter Five: Trial  The sun wept and cried in pain. Dying, she retreated and returned to the place from whence she had arisen, back into the womb of The Horizon. Her mother welcomed her return, and she rested and healed from her wounds.  -The Great Teacher The Allfather didn’t say another word, but Celestra couldContinue reading “Eversolstice V”

Eversolstice IV

Chapter Four: Prison Shahelama and Gyreshia went to war, fighting a terrible battle in which the world was nearly destroyed. Shahelama was fast and wild, but Gyreshia was wise and devious, and eventually, she struck a fatal blow with her spear, piercing Shahelama’s breast and causing her to bleed lava and fire.  -The Great TeacherContinue reading “Eversolstice IV”

Eversolstice III

Chapter Three: Remembrance   Now Shahelama was bold, brash, and full of courage. She was eager to befriend all the children of men. Day after day, she would dash at full speed, chasing away the dark everywhere she went, trying to outrun it.  The gods of the dark and the kings of the demons cameContinue reading “Eversolstice III”

Eversolstice II

Chapter Two: Plan The Sereniad saw how man was suffering at the hands of the monsters, and they declared, “Let us take the fire of the stars and build a lamp for the people.” So Yamuul, the Mighty One, traveled through the dark of the sky and devoured one thousand stars. Once he was filledContinue reading “Eversolstice II”

Eversolstice I

Author’s Note: This year’s holiday story is Eversolstice: A Vulture’s Tale. I’ll be posting all six chapters on my blog leading in to Christmas Eve. If you want to read the full story right away, see the illustrations, read the bonus epilogue, or just support the writer (me) you can download the full novella onContinue reading “Eversolstice I”

Nooreh’s Friend

I’m trying out a new format where I will write and post a fantasy flash fiction or short story each Thursday. It might not work out this way every Thursday, but I do want to try. Kingdom Short Nooreh’s Friend “Why don’t you make yourself useful instead of sitting around,” Nooreh’s father said, taking aContinue reading “Nooreh’s Friend”

Necroguys: A Rant

Creator Journals 12/16/25 It was brought to my attention during a famously unreleased podcast episode that I tend to write a lot of necromancers. What’s the reason for that? Well, there are a number of likely reasons. The main reason is that I like them. They’re my go-to class in any given RPG game. IContinue reading “Necroguys: A Rant”

Guess Who’s Back

Creator Journals 12/15/25 Hey, guys. I know I’ve been gone for a little over a week. I had a lot going on with my job, and with that, the holidays, and the fast deadline for Eversolstice, I ended up needing to save my energy. I’m back now. I think I need a little break fromContinue reading “Guess Who’s Back”

Busy with the Eversolstice

Creator Journals 12/2/25 I went full tilt into the Eversolstice today, and I love what I wrote! I’m very happy with it. I’m at chapter 2 out of 6 and it’s already about half as long as I planned the whole book to be, so we’ll see what happens. I need to have this draftContinue reading “Busy with the Eversolstice”