Lyla’s bookstore burned down. She left the house every morning at the same time, 7:15, so that she could open the door at 8:00. She had an obsessive need to make sure the store was completely in order before any customers arrived, despite the fact that she usually stayed at least half an hour after … Continue reading Bookstore
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The Birth of a Blade
This is a prequel to The Sword. They came together with a grand purpose: save the world. Whether or not the world needed saving at the time is a debate for the historians and the philosophers. I certainly think that, compared to some of the straights it has been in since, the world was in a … Continue reading The Birth of a Blade
Becoming, Part VIII
Becoming, Part VII Finding humans was the first part of the new challenge I had set for myself. In my old territory, I’d had an idea of where I could find human settlements. I had never visited them, preferring to hunt isolated groups of humans instead, but I’d kept a mental note of their locations … Continue reading Becoming, Part VIII
Dinner with Rin
Tomás reached the door first. He held it open for Birch, an action which had, over the years, lost all significance when applied to anyone else. Holding the door for someone had just become a social necessity, something Tomás did out of habit rather than through any true desire to be kind or helpful. Yet … Continue reading Dinner with Rin
Kelal
Din, Héan, Andron, and Lightness are all related to this entry. It's not necessary to read all of the others, but I would recommend reading Din first. In a small, sunlit room on the fourth floor of the castle, Alana read. On the tenth day of every week, Lora gave the Guardians the morning to themselves. They were free … Continue reading Kelal
Useful
There are days when my writing flows out of me naturally, as though the story that I'm telling has existed all along, and the right words are there, ready to be written. Then there are days, like today, where I struggle to find a story at all: where there seems to be nothing in my … Continue reading Useful
Effulgence
Sanara had a sun in her chest. As long as she’d been alive, it had been there: a glowing orb, shining out from the center of her being, illuminating the word around her with golden light. It brought a brightness to everything around her, sometimes with the harsh, hot light of summer; sometimes with the … Continue reading Effulgence
Councillors
Even more than some, today's entry doesn't feel like a complete story to me. I wrote it, like many things, to try to explore a genre that I'm not familiar with. I'm posting it even though I don't think it really worked out, because I promised myself that I would be okay with that some … Continue reading Councillors
Two Men Sit on a Bench
“Do you ever feel like we don’t really exist?” Two men sit on a bench in the park at the end of the street, sharing a bottle between them. To their left, a tree blooms full with vibrant pink blossoms. On their right, the leaves of another tree have gone yellow. They fall to the … Continue reading Two Men Sit on a Bench
Philosophical Metrics, Pt. 1
This entry references characters introduced in Everything Has a Cost and To Bring Silence. Evran, Master Artificer and Servant to the People, congratulated himself for his forethought. From the appearance of the patients and the tired, overworked, poorly-groomed staff, the hospital would be a place rife with aromas which Evran had no interest in smelling. The cloth mask … Continue reading Philosophical Metrics, Pt. 1
Daydreams 