Arc II, Chapter 48: The Murder House
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Arc II, Chapter 47: Reply the Departed, Classic
Antoine laid back on the overstuffed chair I had grown fond of in our time at the hilltop suite that had once been Jedediah Geist’s home. Every few moments, it looked like Antoine was about to ge...
2024-03-10 07:59:28 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 46: Heart's Desire
The previous chapter is being edited. I will update you with the changes when they are finished. Thank you for your patience.
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“One at a time,” Madam Celia said firmly from t...
2024-03-07 10:08:23 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 45: The Graveside Chat
“Come here, boy,” Bobby said. “You can do it!”
The tall wolfhound from the Permanent Vacancy B&B stepped over the boundary they were previously unable to cross. It joyously hurled...
2024-03-04 05:04:55 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 44: Time to Wait
Days passed while we waited at the hotel suite that had once been Jed Geist’s home.
Kurt Willis, the GI Paragon, had told my friends to wait a couple of weeks or so before pursuing the next...
2024-03-02 05:48:32 +0000 UTC View PostWhat would you like to see next?
The Tutorial will soon be done, and the world will start opening back up. I know two of the stories that will be featured in the next book after the Tutorial, but I was wondering what kind of stuff...
2024-03-01 02:25:50 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 43: The Prescription
The needle on the Plot Cycle was nearly to The End. I thought about crawling toward Isaac, but then I thought better of it. His Dead indicator was blinking longer and longer. He was unconscious. Th...
2024-02-28 06:22:18 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 42: Medical History
“You asked about Simon Halle,” he said. “How do you know that name?”
I had asked. He had not answered me at the time. I suspected that the script had been the reason. Now, both of us ...
2024-02-26 01:20:45 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 41: Stairway Death Scene (unedited)
Lillian Geist closed the distance across the office toward Halle in a matter of seconds. They had the same Plot Armor, but I had to imagine that hers was more geared toward melee than Halle’s. 2024-02-23 05:39:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Arc II, Chapter 40: The Beauty Queen
Here it was, the villain monologue. I had seen them before but never like this.
But this time, something was different. We were not consistently On-Screen as she spoke, and more than that, it...
2024-02-21 04:53:59 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 39: The Unveiling
We moved as quickly toward the hospital as we possibly could. Isaac was slowing us down. He was bleeding out. Unfortunately because of his sedation and the tropes that he had equipped it was nearly...
2024-02-19 06:39:27 +0000 UTC View PostChecking in.
The book's launch has fried my brain a bit so I haven't gotten the chapters out in a timely manner. I apologize.
The current storyline will be finished by the end of the weekend and then you'...
2024-02-16 02:40:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook One is Live!
The Game at Carousel Book One: The Bystander is live on Amaz...
2024-02-14 04:11:47 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 38: The Frog Trap (unedited)
“What are our characters’ motivations?” Kimberly asked.
“Good question,” I said.
I thought for a moment. There were countless movies where things like motivations were dropped...
2024-02-14 04:04:37 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 37: Escape the Fray
“Everyone grab a scalpel,” Antoine suggested. He dumped the contents of a drawer that had been filled with the little metal surgical implements wrapped in protective wax paper onto a cold metal...
2024-02-10 00:42:41 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 36: Cecilia
For a while, it was just me and Cecilia On-Screen. She talked in circles. At first, I thought she was just redoing lines to get a better take for Carousel, but then I started to suspect that she wa...
2024-02-07 06:11:59 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 35: Out of Hand
“You may need that gadget after all because there is no way in hell I’m swallowing that thing,” I said, I said, staring at the wiggling tadpole.
Dr. Halle was none too pleased. He didn...
2024-02-03 20:03:47 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 34: The Doctor's Visit
I carefully scanned the area ahead, making sure to keep the mental image of Isaac in my mind so that I could see which way he was being taken.
A flood of self-doubt and shame moved over me as...
2024-02-02 00:00:28 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 33: The Secret Tunnel
Once Doctor Halle was gone, we went Off-Screen.
Willis started to clap. “Things are moving right along. Been a while since I had to change my shorts in a story before,” he said with a gri...
2024-01-30 08:20:59 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 32: An Illegal Search
Finally, the NPCs started to pack things away and break down the room. We were ready for the next scene. The tables of food were being packed up and taken somewhere in the distance. The sad part wa...
2024-01-28 05:37:28 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 31: Bobby's Other Wife
“Do you have any idea who might have wanted Jedediah Geist dead?” Antoine asked. He wasn’t going to waste any time beating around the bush.
Dr. Howard Halle smiled. “In fact, I do. Hi...
2024-01-25 05:39:37 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 30: The Ribbon Cutting
Just a note: I got the name of the doctor wrong last chapter. It is Howard Halle, not Victor Halle.
Questioning Dr. Howard Halle was coincidentally very easy. All it took was a call to the ...
2024-01-23 04:59:21 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncement: Book One
The ebook pre-order is live!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/produc...
Arc II, Chapter 29: Cold on the Trail
Player Tropes:
(I would like to remind readers that this is a reference. I will...
2024-01-17 22:16:26 +0000 UTC View PostScrunchies
This is Scrunchies. It is not a full 2024-01-13 06:27:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Audible Pre-Order is Live!
Just checking in to announce that the Audible Pre-Order is now Live. If you have been one of the readers who have been waiting for the audiobook, the time is near!
Announcement
We're coming up on the next storyline and I am excited to show you what's in store, both in terms of the storyline itself and the revelations about how the Throughline works and the path forward. 2024-01-08 05:52:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Arc II, Chapter 28: Not the Worst Ending
That was the first night in a while that I was able to use my instant sleeping trope all to myself. That was fortunate, as every noise in the suite jolted me awake with thoughts of ghouls and ghost...
2024-01-07 03:09:00 +0000 UTC View PostChecking in
I need some time to get my killer frogs in a row. I was intending to release tonight, but it's not ready. Remember, I will still get your chapters to you.
Right now I am in the process of fin...
2024-01-05 05:29:52 +0000 UTC View PostArc II, Chapter 27: Early Morning Poker
Back to the resort we went. We were all anxious about finding the spirits of the dead there, but it was clear that we were meant to return to Jed Geist's old home, now the largest, fanciest hotel s...
2024-01-02 00:24:06 +0000 UTC View Post