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”
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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 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”
The Cause of Death
My new book “The Cause of Death: A Vulture’s Tale” will be releasing October 31st, so I wanted to drop a preview here! Enjoy! Feel free to like, share and comment, thanks! Chapter One: The Girl and Her Guardian Wind whistle. World shriek. Ocean flood and groan. The bow of my humanity is bent beforeContinue reading “The Cause of Death”
Four Previews
Creator Journals 7/25/25 Chapter 7 of Beach Knight is complete in its roughest form possible. 10K words of me just trying to get from plot-point to plot point. In celebration of that fact, I thought I might just share some totally random text snippets with zero context and glue them to the chalk-board of myContinue reading “Four Previews”
Creator Journals 5/9/25
My new book, Hounds of Ruin, released today!It’s book 10 in my Kingdom’s Disdain series; a story about a lost traveler doing his best to survive on the deadly continent of Laskmeer, making friends and enemies and trying to find purpose. This is a big one for me. Each of the four main characters hasContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/9/25”
Edreimlecheth’s First Christmas (P1 of 5)
This is a holiday vignette set in the world of The Kingdom’s Disdain. It takes place between the events of The Nature of the Beast and the upcoming novel Hounds of Ruin. It’s just a little slice-of-life segment I pieced together. I enjoyed writing it, and I hope you enjoy reading it! Happy holidays, whether you areContinue reading “Edreimlecheth’s First Christmas (P1 of 5)”
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