Olivia lay in her bed, savoring the sounds of her friends sleeping around her. How strange it was to be back among them, listening to their soft night sounds and finding comfort in them. At first, ...
2022-08-12 11:29:41 +0000 UTC
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“That was truly an amazing meal, Captain,” Morgan said, reaching out to shake Gella’s hand. The captain took it warmly, pulling his pipe away from his lips with his other hand and gesturing t...
2022-08-11 12:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi, everyone. I got an email notification while I was sleeping that one of you posted a lengthy message about how they didn't think Victor's choice made any sense. I logged in to reply this morning...
2022-08-10 12:02:26 +0000 UTC
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The travel pavilion was quite a structure, and Olivia wondered why she’d never wandered inside during her explorations of the campus. It blended in well with the architecture in the area—sort o...
2022-08-10 11:51:06 +0000 UTC
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Let me know what you think! See you with another chapter soon :)
-Plum
Victor sat crosslegged in his dark bedroom, reading...
2022-08-09 19:42:30 +0000 UTC
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“I see more Urghat tracks leading up this ridge,” Bronwyn said, turning back toward Cal and shading her eyes from the sun hanging low on the western horizon.
“Too bad you can’t see th...
2022-08-09 12:03:31 +0000 UTC
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When they’d reached the top of the northeast tower, Morgan realized that the visiting airship crew had spent some time reinforcing the structure and adding a more comprehensive, wooden platform t...
2022-08-08 11:19:29 +0000 UTC
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Hey all - getting near the end of book 2. Hope you're still enjoying the story :)
-Plum
“That’s it, Victor! You got hi...
2022-08-07 15:13:02 +0000 UTC
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I know my numbers are messed up - it's because of that one chapter I missed. This is where we're supposed to be, though.
-Plum
2022-08-05 13:13:54 +0000 UTC
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Victor sat in the comfortable leather chair facing the window that overlooked Lam’s rear garden. He’d never had such a comfortable room in his life. Even back in Tucson, he’d had a small room...
2022-08-04 18:39:37 +0000 UTC
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OOPS! Everyone, I have this chapter that I was supposed to put in after chapter 28, but I'd saved it in the wrong directory and lost track of it. I'm posting it now, so that I can get t...
2022-08-03 12:40:58 +0000 UTC
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The academy was busy, as always, on a Thursday. Olivia strode through the crowds in the central, open hallway, quickly passing through and taking hallways and stairs that would lead her directly to...
2022-08-03 12:12:17 +0000 UTC
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“So, I put this stone here, in the portal, and Olivia uses the other one to set up the target portal? Does she need to prepare the location somehow?” Morgan was holding two smooth, dark gray st...
2022-08-02 10:53:52 +0000 UTC
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The move is over! I'm still settling in and building new routines, but should be able to stay on top of my daily posts now :) Thanks for your patience, everyone :)
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2022-08-01 11:17:20 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons! Thanks for all your support and kind words! I hope you like this one. :)
-Plum
“There she is!” Victor said...
2022-08-01 00:22:54 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons! Enjoy the chapter, and let me know what you think, please.
-Plum
The horned Shadeni didn’t seem pleased by V...
2022-07-28 21:05:09 +0000 UTC
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I'm so sorry, everyone, but I have to take 5 days off for FWFW.
I thought I could keep up on this move, but I'm falling behind and my writing is suffering. Travelling all day with two dogs an...
2022-07-24 21:45:54 +0000 UTC
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Nissa regarded Victor and Thayla over her wooden chopping block, bits of diced herbs clinging to the knife in her hand. “So you know Lam, hmm?” They’d knocked on the restaurant door, seeing t...
2022-07-24 01:40:47 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! I'm seeing your comments and suggestions, and I appreciate it. I'm sorry I'm not replying to everything - it's hard to keep up while on the road.
2022-07-22 13:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Stuff's all moved and in storage. One day of driving done, 5 to go! It'd be almost fun if my doggos weren't stressed about all the car riding and weird hotel smells & sounds :(
2022-07-22 01:27:45 +0000 UTC
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“Cal? Yeah, I know him! He just got back to town a couple of weeks ago! He was one of the original missing colonists, you know, the ones we thought were taken by Yeksa or boyii hounds.” Alec sp...
2022-07-21 13:01:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey, everyone. If I'm a little uncommunicative over the next few days, it's because I'm traveling. Also, sporadic post times are probably a given. Thanks for your patience and for readi...
2022-07-20 14:10:01 +0000 UTC
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“It’s not bad!” Bronwyn said, licking the edges of her cone and scooping up all the dripping vanilla ice cream.
“Not bad? It’s better than any ice cream I ever had on Earth!” Oliv...
2022-07-19 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
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On their way to Morgan’s tower, Arthur caught up to Issa, Morgan, Olivia, and Bronwyn and, breathless from the short jog, said, “I hope we can count on you to come to the council meeting tomorr...
2022-07-18 13:13:16 +0000 UTC
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Your next installment :) Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
-Plum
Victor and Thayla saw the walls of Gelica from several miles...
2022-07-17 04:15:10 +0000 UTC
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Morgan picked up the last of the spent gems, stuffed it into his ring, then jogged back to the portal. He’d only taken a few minutes, and he knew the portal would stand open for another twenty or...
2022-07-15 13:14:46 +0000 UTC
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Enjoy! Let me know what you think (even - especially - if you don't like something!)
Thanks for reading and supporting :)
2022-07-14 20:33:16 +0000 UTC
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Bronwyn watched while Morgan stared into his scrying window. He’d been casting and recasting it for two days now. Sometimes, he’d catch his target indoors or in a crowded area and sigh and canc...
2022-07-14 13:22:00 +0000 UTC
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As the title says - I just wanted to make sure you all knew I'm still working on these, but things are ... crazy right now.
This week is packing, going to goodwill, the dump, etc. Next week i...
2022-07-14 01:03:29 +0000 UTC
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Olivia fell to her knees and clutched her hands to her chest. She felt like her body was about to burst into flames or explode. She concentrated on taking deep, slow breaths, even though it felt li...
2022-07-13 14:18:17 +0000 UTC
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