Almost there.
Also, hey, if you need other stories to read while you're waiting for me to drive this story off the cliff? Go check out The Roads Unseen. It's on RoyalRoad, it's wr...
2021-08-14 08:13:45 +0000 UTC View Post“I dreamt like a war machine // and woke like a child.” -Lo Kwa Mei-en, Arial-
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The girl who’d been with Alanna was named Katie. Ragged blonde hair, a razor th...
2021-08-06 22:23:38 +0000 UTC View PostI lied about taking this week off. I felt like I might have needed it, but then I started writing, and felt pretty good. So, if my mental health holds, we'll just stay on our normal sch...
2021-07-29 21:55:08 +0000 UTC View PostI will be taking a break next week for mental health reasons. No need to worry, just need a slight reprieve.
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“War isn’t hell. War is war, and hell is hell. &nb...
2021-07-24 07:10:22 +0000 UTC View PostNothing special to say this week.
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“To quote a great sage, ‘Answer unclear. Try again later’” -A. Lee Martinez, Helen and Troy’s Epic Road Quest-
Road trip!
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“I‘m not in denial, I’m just selective about the reality I accept” -Bill Watterson-
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The contrast between the roadways of the...
2021-07-10 06:56:56 +0000 UTC View PostI dunno if I wanna write narrative anymore. I think I want to go back to just writing emails and documentation. Is this how campaign settings get started?
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“Those...
2021-07-03 15:46:02 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, yes, I know we left on a cliffhanger. But I needed to take it a little easy this week, so here's something that's not exactly plot.
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“We were all in it together, ...
2021-06-25 10:55:51 +0000 UTC View PostMiddle length today!
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"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon -
Reality was still dark as they drove out into it, despite h...
2021-06-19 03:37:17 +0000 UTC View PostYou know, the road dungeon was, like, the first one I brainstormed after the Office? It's actually been hinted at existing since before they even met El, and it's one I thought would be one o...
2021-06-11 23:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostI haven't slept more than six hours in the last three days, and I dislike this a lot. I thought getting vaccinated was supposed to give side effects that made you feel like you had the flu. &...
2021-06-05 12:58:06 +0000 UTC View PostI'm really not happy with this chapter, and I can't put my finger on *why*. It does the job I need it to of advancing time and showing a few small things that are actually important. Bu...
2021-05-29 08:56:34 +0000 UTC View PostI am very tired.
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If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea....
2021-05-22 00:31:57 +0000 UTC View PostThis ended up being longer than I expected. Al
2021-05-08 23:35:21 +0000 UTC View PostGo vote for your favorite dungeon idea. Voting closes Sunday. I'm harvesting ideas from all of you, like some kind of combine machine but for nerd thoughts.
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“The...
2021-04-30 11:52:28 +0000 UTC View PostI know I said I might take this week off. But
2021-04-24 05:33:25 +0000 UTC View PostI may need to take next week off, but I don't want to say that out loud in case I can manage to *not* take next week off. Further bulletins as events warrant.
Also, I've aged up! ...
2021-04-18 03:10:12 +0000 UTC View Post"Normal" is an illusion.
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“We’re all the time confined to fit the mold. But I won’t ever let them make, a loser of my soul.” - Metric, Synthetica -
... 2021-04-10 20:23:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe perk of having worked really hard the last couple of weeks is that depression no longer slows down release schedules. Which, in a neat twist, takes a lot of pressure off me, and makes it ...
2021-04-03 14:59:00 +0000 UTC View PostShort chapter next week. Seriously, this time.
2021-03-27 02:13:17 +0000 UTC View PostEarly chapter this week for you guys, because I am mildly busy tomorrow, and mildly impatient right now.
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“You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smart...
2021-03-19 23:26:38 +0000 UTC View PostI lied last week. Long chapter this week. Sho
2021-03-13 03:29:49 +0000 UTC View PostLong chapter this week. Short chapter next wee
2021-03-06 19:48:09 +0000 UTC View PostAnd we're back!
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“So what does a perfect person do with unlimited strength? They get better. And they get stronger.” - Matt, Superman and the Utility Of S...
2021-02-28 02:11:19 +0000 UTC View PostI am going to probably take next week off, to recover a bit. I might try writing something, or I might just lay in bed for a whole day reading blog posts about goats or something. Eithe...
2021-02-15 01:51:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe Shandification of my work begins.
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“Each meeting occurs at the precise moment for which it was meant. Usually, when it will have the greatest impact on our lives.”...
2021-02-07 00:27:53 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for being a day late. My eternal bout of single combat with depression continues.
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“A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know...
2021-01-31 20:35:35 +0000 UTC View PostI imagine that if you told start-of-the-story me that he would eventually be disappointed for 'only' writing seven thousand words, he would roll his eyes at you. But here we are.
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2021-01-24 05:47:52 +0000 UTC View PostBack in the thick of things!
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“The strong do what they will. The weak suffer what they must.”
- Thucydides -
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Once upon a time, James had dreaded hig...
2021-01-17 06:43:15 +0000 UTC View PostI am not a hundred percent, but I am not dead. Let's get this started.
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“Arm yourself, because no one else here will save you.”
Chris Cornell - You Know My Name
... 2021-01-10 00:32:46 +0000 UTC View Post