HC: Handyman | Ch. ??? - Twirls and Spirals
Author’s Note:
Thank you to everyone who voted in the poll about the bee-themed chapters! 90% of you wanted more bee-themed chapters.
This is th...
2025-09-03 13:09:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Author’s Note:
Thank you to everyone who voted in the poll about the bee-themed chapters! 90% of you wanted more bee-themed chapters.
This is th...
2025-09-03 13:09:04 +0000 UTC View PostJack waited for someone—anyone—to say something about the village creation cube. Instead, the others just stared at it, then at each other, like they’d all forgotten how to speak.
It wa...
2025-09-02 11:19:47 +0000 UTC View PostHello, dear Handyman readers!
Back in The Beekeeping Bard, I experimented with two chapters told from the perspective of the bees. I haven’t written any like that since—but a rea...
2025-09-01 11:45:54 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time the Mastodon fell, the fortress gate was barely standing—warped and wheezing on its hinges, as if a single gust of wind might finish what the beast had started.
The moment the f...
2025-09-01 09:54:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe red trail ended at the mouth of a natural cavern. Two broad-shouldered NPCs flanked the entrance, arms folded. They wore faded security vests, stun batons strapped to their belts. A flickering ...
2025-08-29 10:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostJack got up, ears still ringing from the impact. When the Mastodon rammed the carriage, everyone aboard had been thrown clear. Jack had landed on a patch of caltrops for good measure.
Pain la...
2025-08-27 09:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostJack and his team stood atop the carriage, now reinforced with sleek black chitin.
Everyone was silent, eyes fixed ahead. Well… everyone but Horace. “Doesn’t this shield look great in b...
2025-08-26 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostJack wiped his forehead and massaged his cheeks. The last ninety minutes had been intense.
But I did it. I’ve got it.
He hadn’t mastered the overtone technique—not perfec...
2025-08-25 08:31:36 +0000 UTC View PostRoth is back!
We've got ourselves a date! Hidden Class: Pacifist 4, the Union is coming to Audible on September 30. It's already available for pre-order.
Hi, everyone!
We’re on the verge of completing Book IV of Handyman 🎉 Maybe two, three more weeks. That means it’s time for one of my favorite...
2025-08-21 11:36:10 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's Note: We're sooooo close to the end of the Breach Arc. Next chapter we reach wave 50!
There was so much loot to sort through in this chapter, that I end...
2025-08-21 11:30:54 +0000 UTC View PostDeckard rubbed his hands together. Between Redbeard’s quest, mob drops, and the gear he’d sold—boss loot, elite gear, random finds—he’d scraped together 26 gold. He wasn’t sure what the...
2025-08-20 11:56:58 +0000 UTC View PostDeckard closed the browser tab and resumed his march toward the Auction House. His thoughts lingered on the research he’d just finished.
Races… I hadn’t thought there were so many c...
2025-08-20 11:39:09 +0000 UTC View PostHorace was still holding on under the crossfire of all three bosses—and impressively, his health bar was still over half.
The last notes of Jack’s song echoed on the battlefield.
Amari scanned the battlefield. Rob’s charge had gone well; he and the Goat Knights were keeping the Cobalt Romie busy. The Black-Horned Shagrat and Roach Mother were advancing toward the ditch.&n...
2025-08-18 11:07:37 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's note:
Thanks to all who've voted on the last two polls about Deckard's pet and his choice of items!
Enjoy today's chapter.
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Deck...
2025-08-14 09:43:28 +0000 UTC View PostWave 49 comes. Beware.
The Tramontane howled. The air thickened, every breath turning sluggish, every sound muted, as if the canyon itself held its breath.
Thanks to hi...
2025-08-13 13:27:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe last ant reared up, mandibles clicking, but Rob was faster.
Twin daggers flashed, sliding under its jaw and punching through the plates. The creature shuddered, legs folding before it col...
2025-08-12 13:49:50 +0000 UTC View PostFor a time, the turrets held.
Arrows hissed through the air. Javelins punched through chitin, pinning invaders to stone. The ground around the dandelion tree became a mound of fallen ants —...
2025-08-11 12:04:22 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's note: Oof. This chapter was a lot of work. I hope you like it.
In case you missed it, Hidden Class: Card Slinger was released on Amazon this Monday and ...
2025-08-08 13:05:31 +0000 UTC View PostJack sat by the fire, sanding the shagrat horn with slow, careful strokes. The black bone was tougher than anything he’d worked with before, but he’d been making good progress—layer by layer,...
2025-08-07 12:06:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe loot from the grey dire wolf had been incredible—at least, for everyone else. The boss of wave 45 had dropped almost a full set of gear: boots, leggings, a chest plate, and gloves—all of th...
2025-08-06 16:52:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Great news, everyone!
Handyman 1, the Bushcrafting Potter is now available as an audiobook<...
2025-08-05 15:12:49 +0000 UTC View PostJack sat on the battlement of the South Wall, overlooking the empty void. Clouds drifted thick below, hiding whatever landscape stretched beyond the mountain’s base.
“Overtones… overton...
2025-08-05 13:31:27 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
Excellent news—Hidden Class: Card Slinger is officially out on Amazon today! 🎉 This wouldn’t have been possible without your support.
Your feedback and c...
2025-08-04 08:32:51 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone!
I hope you're all doing well. I’ve got some exciting news to share!
Volumes 1 of Hidden Class: Pacifist and Hidden Class: Handyman have been sel...
2025-08-02 17:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostHello there.
Which of these would you like to see become Deckard's pet in the future?
2025-08-01 16:57:00 +0000 UTC View PostDeckard studied the field and glanced at Nevan. Nevan always wore the same relaxed grin, even when his hand was garbage.
Such a hard guy to read.
Deckard checked his cards agai...
2025-08-01 16:25:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe ten elite marabous had dropped one lance and two skill books. The lance had great stats.
Stork Lance (Rare)
Forged from the beak of a dreadful stork. ...
2025-08-01 08:30:04 +0000 UTC View PostJack instinctively stepped back as the birds came into view.
Ten of them soared overhead—massive, silent shadows against the moonlit sky. They flew in a V formation, like migrating geese, a...
2025-07-27 17:32:25 +0000 UTC View Post