In some ways, this follows from The Harpist: the main character is the same, and he's moved a bit further along in the journey begun in that first, exploratory short story. More than anything before it, though, today's entry shows that everything here is intended as the rough initial concept. There are differences in the … Continue reading The Ambassador
Category: Fantasy
Exploration: Focus
“Focus, Narrim!” Narrim could hear his grandfather’s voice as clearly as if the man stood next to him. The fiery memory of his switch lashing across Narrim’s exposed back burned through Narrim’s mind, inspiring him to roll his shoulders. The sun now hid almost entirely behind the horizon, leaving the heat of the day to … Continue reading Exploration: Focus
Shadows, Part 5
Shadows, Part 4 Benni did not look like hans normal self. Ne still wore the same clothes from yesterday, and the same makeup, though it had been smudged around hans eyes and ne had made no effort to fix it up. Ne wore hans hair pulled back into a single tail behind hans head. It … Continue reading Shadows, Part 5
Shadows, Part 4
Shadows, Part 3 Benni, to hans disappointment, had to leave to attend a meeting with a client. This left Adrick alone in his loft with his system, with only the knowledge that there was something inside of it that neither of them understood. Adrick thought he might actually be less bothered by the situation than … Continue reading Shadows, Part 4
The Right Words
I apologize for the fact that this does not continue Shadows, but I wanted to let this idea free from my mind before it escaped me. For a time, Ytha felt only the joyful bliss of love. Den looked at her with his eyes full of something she had never expected to experience, but it was what … Continue reading The Right Words
Loop, Part 5
To begin this sequence: Trapped, Part 1 Preceding entry: Loop, Part 4 Jake slid forward, gliding in a crouch across the rooftop on almost pure blue paint. He used his brush, with green paint at the end, to propel him forward, as though he was rowing a boat. He had to move with utmost silence in … Continue reading Loop, Part 5
Becoming, Part X
Becoming, Part IX I followed Rystala inside the dwelling. I had never been inside a human home before. It was a new and interesting experience. I had no way of knowing whether or not Rystala kept a typical home. I knew, from the view of the dwelling I had taken in while we approached, that … Continue reading Becoming, Part X
The Sewers
This immediately follows Toward the City. I originally meant to publish it the next day, but somehow I managed to forget. I have no cloth to cover my face, and Garth doesn’t provide me with one. The smell is unpleasant, to say the least. I bring my hood around my face and breath through that. … Continue reading The Sewers
Toward the City
I see the city growing in the distance long before we reach it. I see it from high above, first, a growing, irregular shape in the distance, solidifying as the haze caused by daylight slowly peels back as we move toward it. At first, I do not know it for what it is. I think … Continue reading Toward the City
Two Gods
This is how my grandfather began his story. “There was once, long ago, a war between two gods.” My sister Marin and I listened intently, because our grandfather always told good stories, sometimes about knights and princesses, sometimes about dwarfs and witches. We sat on the carpet in front of my grandfather’s recliner next to … Continue reading Two Gods
Daydreams 