Plum Parrot

Victor 14: The Bathhouse

Ponda ended up having to jump down into the pit and help Victor out. He lifted him by his good arm, and swung him over his shoulder, then clambered up the side, with Yund giving him a hand. “Take...

Victor 13: Underdog

Victor didn’t remember a lot between climbing out of the ring and slumping down against the wall in the roped-off area. There were only a handful of fighters standing around or laying on the wood...

Saturday delivery: More Victor Chapters

Dear Patrons - I'm running a little low on FWFW backlog, so I'm going to give you four more chapters from Victor's story today. Back on track with FWFW Monday.

Let me know if you like/hate an...

M75

Morgan and Issa had found their roladii about a half-mile up the valley from where they’d tied their leads. As Issa had predicted, they’d pulled free when their supply of food had run low. Stil...

Victor 12: Crowd Favorite

Yund clapped Victor on the back, put his big, meaty arm over his shoulders, and led him back to their staging area. On the way, he said, “I told you those things are weak. You made minced cutlets...

Victor 11: Berserk

Victor didn’t sleep well the night Vullu left. He lay in his cage, feeling like he had way too much room to himself, and listened to the sounds of all the other prisoners. They came drifting over...

Victor 10: Alone

“It’s a shame, but it’s the reality we live in, Victor.” Vullu was trying to sound composed, but Victor could see the pain in his eyes. He felt guilty for making the older guy feel like he ...

Victor 9: Massacre

“That’s right, pull that rope next to Lesha!” Ponda shouted at Victor. He wasn’t sure who Lesha was, but he figured it was probably the Ardeni woman standing nearby. He grabbed the rope and...

Victor 8: Rage

Victor had to tiptoe when he returned to his cage with Ponda because he didn’t want some pissed-off pit fighter to toss shit at him for waking them up. He didn’t know if they’d actually do th...

Victor 7: Core

Yrella hadn’t been lying about Yund not giving days off. The next morning and day went just the same as any of the others Victor had experienced in the Wagon Wheel. Wake up, get breakfast, workou...

More Victor Chapters

I've written a few more chapters. They aren't on RR yet - still waiting on cover art. I'll probably post them all over the course of a couple days, though, so you all might as well have an early cr...

O23

In the middle of the night, Olivia’s Core leveled again. She’d been a little surprised, but not terribly so; Sange had told her that early Core levels came quickly. She wasn’t too worried abo...

M74

When they entered the courtyard, it was empty save for Von-dak, who stood idly in the center of the open space. When he saw Morgan and Issa, his expression brightened, and he waved them over. “Le...

O22

Olivia slipped her book into her ring and stood up, stretching. She, once again, had lost track of time in the library and seemed to be the only occupant still studying. She winced as she straighte...

Victor 6: Afterparty

Yund practically yanked Victor out of the ring when he finally moved to climb out. He pulled Victor up into a laughing hug and slapped his back several times. “By the Lady’s swingin’ tits! Th...

Victor 5: Pit Night

The Rusty Nail was like a bad fever dream to Victor. As the sun set and the crowd grew, he and his comrades from Yund’s stable were kept sequestered in a roped-off section of the enormous warehou...

Victor 4: The Rusty Nail

Victor followed Yrella through the spear forms for the third time, stepping, thrusting, and shouting, “Eyah!” Then he brought the spear shaft around, pushing it with the rear gripping hand, the...

Victor 3: Practice

After they ate, Yrella told Victor that they’d have two hours to exercise before they had to go back to their pen. She and Vullu led him out of the cafeteria to the large grappling hall. There we...

Victor 2: Status

Victor had never been religious; sure, his Abuela was, and she made him go to church when he was little, but Victor had never seen eye to eye with the Catholic idea of life and death. That didn’t...

Victor: 1. Summoned

Tucson was hot in the summer; that wasn’t anything new, but today the heat coming off the pavement felt particularly nasty to Victor. He was walking home from summer school - fuck Mr. Briggs and ...

New Fiction for Writathon

Hey all,

I wanted to enter the Writathon that's going on over at Royal Road, but I had too much Falling with Folded Wings already written (I've got like three months banked beyond wh...

O21

Eyes closed against the bright lights, Olivia strained to tune out the murmured conversations, low humming of mantras, and the crackling, popping sounds of cantrips starting up and fizzling out. Sh...

M73

Morgan stood and stretched, wincing at the sharp pains in his side and back. Even with the Energy Drain and the healing potion, his ribs were still tender, and something inside him wasn’t fully h...

M72

It's April! Thank you to all my new patrons and those of you that have stuck with me for another month.

Enjoy!

Morgan glanced at Issa; she nodded, and they ...

M71

Morgan held the orb at arm’s length, slightly worried because he could feel his Core spinning faster and reaching out toward it. “Do you feel anything from this? Like in your Core?” He held t...

O20

Nervous buzzing filled the air as the students groused about the test or speculated on their possible scores. Olivia’s cohort had pulled her away from Sarice when they came out; now, they stood o...

O19

Olivia’s first weekend at the academy started with a tedious morning of lying in bed studying runes. When she had woken up, she’d seen that Rald and the two Bogoli siblings were gone, and Shani...