Ozzy led his twenty workers forward at a run, crashing into the disorganized line of Krax. The Krax were taller by at least a foot and had a couple of hundred pounds on the Contract Workers, but we...
2025-07-03 19:51:51 +0000 UTC View PostButcher of Gadobhra Chapter 504 and 505
Tunnel Rat 413, 414
Wing Leader Chax observed the battle below and saw the human reinforcements appear out of thin air. This was the 'Teleporter Magic' that Then-God-Emperor-Unca-Varn had spoken of, and the objective ...
2025-06-27 01:50:25 +0000 UTC View PostFor the second night, my DnD game got cancelled. We had a tornado warning last Thursday, and a lot of trees are down. I wasn't hit at all, but the DM for our Darksun campaign has no internet. Time...
2025-06-26 01:13:18 +0000 UTC View PostSparring continued each night at the corral, and Marcy and Ozzy continued their nightly duels. Suzette was trying to improve the potency of the brews to keep people on their feet as they fought eve...
2025-06-25 03:57:40 +0000 UTC View PostRolly and Squirmie were taking turns scooping up the delicious frozen dessert from a large bowl. It was cold enough to instantly give them brain freeze, but they couldn't stop eating. Delbert and S...
2025-06-24 02:44:54 +0000 UTC View PostButcher of Gadobhar 502, 503
Tunnel Rat 411, 412
Milo didn't want to become mulch and decided against trying to escape. No one was directly threatening him, or even getting close to him, and he was very curious about the city. The other Myconians...
2025-06-23 01:20:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe crack was not small as an entry point for Milo, but he pondered how the CHIMERA had ascended through it and finally came to the conclusion that the machine had jettisoned its biological pieces ...
2025-06-20 03:50:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe small party of two bipeds and three oxen continued onward to Sedgewick. Razorslash Fluffytail took one look at the giant cattle and chittered angrily at the scout who'd sounded the alert, and b...
2025-06-20 00:06:11 +0000 UTC View PostAfter enduring the terrors of Mama's kitchen and learning to cook a full meal from scratch (If you count lumpy potatoes, which he was!) Milo needed a break. Mama gave him a quick hug and a pat on t...
2025-06-16 15:58:52 +0000 UTC View PostI meant to write something else entirely. But the concept of Borksday hit me, and here we are.
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Tuesdays were now Borksday. It was his turn to break into...
Jon was looking at the approaching party of one very tall woman and three huge animals. "Those are large and very curious-looking animals."
"Leave it to you to focus on the cows and not on t...
Jorges was atop the new Hurlsford walls when he saw the travelers coming from the northeast, but gave them little thought. One person leading three oxen was dismissed with a glance, the walls takin...
2025-06-10 01:32:33 +0000 UTC View PostVery tired and running on lack of sleep, but family situation is better, and we are past the weekend of big events at my shops. (Final Fantasy MTG, very cool stuff. ) But drastic measures were call...
2025-06-08 21:26:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe forces of Winter moved southward, not so much as a coordinated army, but rather a horde of small and large groups going in the same direction. Each Warlord or Champion controlled his forces thr...
2025-06-07 02:36:44 +0000 UTC View PostGlacia wasted no time in marshalling her forces, calling in favors owed, but more often using threats to cajole the different wizards, warlords, and fell creatures who commanded large numbers of fo...
2025-06-05 18:36:27 +0000 UTC View PostLimerick, Pennsylvania, was ideally suited for a nuclear power plant: close enough to the major cities on the East Coast of North America, but far enough away to minimize the protests associated wi...
2025-06-02 17:53:12 +0000 UTC View PostButcher of Gadobhra 498 and 499
Tunnel Rat 407 and 408
After a hearty meal, including rescued pies, the group returned to the arena. Ozzy paused along the way, an odd expression on his face. Suzette glanced his way, "Are you all right? I swear I heard ...
2025-05-30 00:26:49 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 of Milo's adventures is now on KU and Audible. Big milestone in getting the first 3 books of Tunnel Rat Published. And Aethon Books has picked up books 4-6, starting in the fall. Butcher of...
2025-05-28 04:30:13 +0000 UTC View PostFour hours of meeting with Sidney and Stephen had made Milo tired and edgy. Wally had done so much as the administrator of Claw Master. But he had confidence that with the right staff and support, ...
2025-05-28 02:47:48 +0000 UTC View PostMy wife's parents needed a lot of care these last two weeks, and it cut into my writing time. One was just coming home from a lengthy hospital stay and needed round-the-clock care, and the other co...
2025-05-27 00:59:19 +0000 UTC View PostI'm halfway through another Tunnel Rat and Gadobhra chapter each. Will try to catch up tonight/tomorrow.
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It was midn...
I took Thursday off. Sick family. I may catch up this weekend, we'll see how things go.
Thank you to Netviewer for his comment that inspired the opening of this chapter.
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Stephen's head hurt. It had been a long, long day, dealing with new situations. A 'Milo Day', as they had taken to calling such days. Exciting and scary days, but so exhausting. And today had been ...
2025-05-19 21:39:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe crowd at the fountain in Sedgewick watched as the flaming chariot circled the town several times. Twice it came in for landings but its speed was too high and it was obvious the driver was havi...
2025-05-19 16:03:13 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the story I owe from Thursday, another one coming this weekend.
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"You get your ass kicked again, Marcy?"
"Shut the hell ...