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Jess D. Astra

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Thirsty day-after-Thursday Thoughts

Henlo my dudes... apologies on missing this one. My Grandma crossed the rainbow bridge yesterday and I was not on top of anything but my mattress, and under the covers. It was not a great day. But ...

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BA3 - Chapter 12

Long River escorted me through the many levels of the school, giving me a proper tour. Lodging was at the very top. We had a room to ourselves, and my bag had already been brought up to the open be...

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BA3 - Chapter 11

My jaw hurt as I kept my silence, burning a wordless wound into Ko-nah’s bony head. I imagined grabbing him by those sleek black robes and throwing him from the top of the pagoda. Or maybe I coul...

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BA3 - Chapter 10

I leaned forward and looked all the way up to the top of the buildings around us. They were twenty or more stories taller than the tallest skyscraper in Busa-nan, but the walls were made almost ent...

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BA3 - Chapter 9

The salty bite of the sea air nipped at my face as we cast off from Heiko. I’d had the best sleep of my life the night before, and wondered why we hadn’t been given the sleep draught sooner. Wh...

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Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

Henlo my dudes! Today I am draggin' ass (dragon ass? better call Aaron Crash)... which is why I'm drinking COFFEE! Obviously I'm having focus problems too, but that won't stop me!

Ba...

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BA3 - Chapter 8

“Come on!” Shin-soo yelled with his hands cupped to his face.

Lights danced across the floor of the massive stadium as eighty thousand people roared in excitement.

“Now, welcome t...

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Next Bastion Character for illustrating?

Henlo my dudes! So I hope you had a chance to see the final render of the illustrated Jiyong and Mae, but if not, go check it out here: 2021-02-09 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

BA3 - Chapter 7

My vision returned as I slammed down onto a dry deck. I coughed, evacuated a breath of salty water from my lungs. It felt like glass ripping through every fiber of my chest. I broke into a wracking...

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Final Bastion Characters!

Hey my dudes! SOOO happy with how these characters turned out. More characters to come, too, and SWAG process is underway! I'm going to be working day and night to get the shop up and running, and ...

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New Merch Shop!

Hey my dudes, the Bastion characters are almost wrapped, and so I've opened my new print-on-demand shop... but now I need to name it! Help me out ^_^

If you don't like any of these options, t...

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BA3 - Chapter 6

[TK_add at least 300 more words to this scene]

The captain spun his arms overhead, launching a powerful burst of en munje at the surfacing submarine. The water around it swelled, then pushed ...

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Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

Henlo dudes, my second Thursday in Iowa (BRR!) and water once again... what a lightweight.

Bastion Academy

Book 2 - Malware: The release date hasn't ...

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BA3 - Chapter 5

It was the morning of our departure for Kokyu, and I couldn’t shake the cold fear that settled in my mind. This was it. The threshold of no return. Once we were on the open seas, there was no tur...

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Bastion Characters Progress

Hey my dudes!!! The colors aren't quite right but I'm so stoked for this update! I chatted with the artist about Mae's expression and got her a little more fiery, and I think he nailed it!

Th...

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BA3 - Chapter 4

The first rest day came in a blur. The morning training every day that week had been so rigorous, I was always exhausted by dinner. That was fine by me. Eun-bi was ignoring me, wouldn’t even let ...

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BA3 - Chapter 3

Deep navy munje swirled from my core in my mind’s eye and flowed up my chest. The magic tingled as it surged up my neck and engulfed my skull. I breathed through my nose and cycled another round ...

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Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

Henlo my dudes! Welcome back to another Thursday where I douse you in my thoughts. I'm actually drinkless right now, which feels like a crime. Let's go!

Bastion

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BA3 - Chapter 2

I stood on the patio of my family’s kingdom apartment, overlooking the city. Orange and pink clouds from the setting sun drifted lazily overhead and the call of distant sea birds soothed my anxio...

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Something new for Bastion

Henlo my dudes! I've been working with an awesome artist from my previous life on some cool new stuff that will be expanding Bastion's content availability. I have a LOT of fun things in mind for t...

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BA3 - Chapter 1

Min-hwan deflected my blow with ease and then twirled away. He landed a palm strike against Hana’s throat with a smack. I gritted my teeth as I watched her stagger back, coughing. Yuri d...

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Bastion Academy: Malware cover reveal + Bastion 3 Schedule

Hey my dudes! Now that you've finished Malware, here's the awesome cover! Hooray! 

Gonna keep this short and sweet, and let everyone know that the release date is SET. We're ready to go ...

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Thirsty Thursday Thoughts

Henlo my dudes! I'm having a sparkling Perrier Cherry + Peach with lemon *kisses fingers*.

Bastion Academy

Foundations: The long tail of the release is...

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Bastion 2 - Chapter 44

“Your father’s parents left the Kokyu when the second war broke out. They feared for his life and possibilities. Your grandmother’s brother wasn’t pleased. He was head of the family line—...

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Bastion 2 - Chapter 43

Hana held my face in her hands. “Smile, please. By Jigu, Jiyong, you look like you’re dead inside.”

I smirked, then pecked her lips. “I’m sorry. I have a lot on my mind.”

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Bastion 2 - Chapter 42

“Do you think she’ll like it?” I asked as I polished the red plate metal once more.

“For the five-hundredth time, she’s going to be ecstatic,” Mae replied, crossing her arms as sh...

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Bastion 2 - Chapter 41

We wrapped our dead comrades—Gui-ne and Se-nim—in bedsheets, then lay them gently in the cabin of the Golden Wing. My mother and siblings packed what they could in a rush. We didn’t know if <...

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Bastion 2 - Chapter 40

I gritted my teeth and threw my elbow, trying to deflect her strike. The assassin turned her wrist and batted my attempt aside, then jabbed my back with a sharp zap. Feeling in my chest disappeared...

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Bastion 2 - Chapter 39

“Father?” The word came from my mouth in a hush.

The door to the back patio was thrown open. Hiro Kumiho held a blade to my mother’s throat, and another assassin detained Eun-b...

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Published works coming down!

Hey my dudes, so sorry to spring this on you but I did a whoopsie and left my published work up here! Amazon gets pretty grumpy about that and you do not want to upset the dragon, ...

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