29. Lockdown
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The Standing Goat empties of its guests. Since none are Gloop, they can pass through the checkpoint out of No Town. Only the inn’s per...
2021-04-27 15:36:54 +0000 UTC View Post
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28. Escalation
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Hallon sweeps the ramp leading up to the Standing Goat. It’s early, well before first light, and her mind is like a dog gnawing at a b...
2021-04-24 16:26:48 +0000 UTC View Post27. An Intuition of Trouble
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Hallon’s visit to the Scholar’s House proves unremarkable. She’d seen its spirit barrier when she still had her powers, but her in...
2021-04-24 16:26:38 +0000 UTC View Post26. The Above and Below
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It’s early; the sun still down and the air chilly. Only a handful of people are out on the street. From the corner of his eye, Milo sees...
2021-04-24 16:26:14 +0000 UTC View Post25. The Burden of Memory
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That night, Hallon dreams of a boy running through a maze of trenches. A flare ignites in the sky to cast a red glow across the barbed w...
2021-04-20 16:25:22 +0000 UTC View Post24. The Party
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A light shimmers in the gray fog. It feels like a nagging memory just out of reach, and Noor follows it to a doorway. Inside, t...
2021-04-17 16:00:30 +0000 UTC View Post23. Reunions and Separations
Update: Unlocked for all patrons. Three chapters today to keep you all ahead of Royal Road. :)
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The library is small and unassuming, as if the planners were embarrassed by...
2021-04-14 19:08:30 +0000 UTC View Post22. Waking Up Lost
Update: Unlocked for all patrons. Also: editing the novel is going quicker than anticipated; enough so that I can increase the release schedule to two chapters a week. I'll aim for Tuesdays and...
2021-04-10 16:54:12 +0000 UTC View Post21. Shift's Done
Update: Unlocked for all patrons. Note that this chapter begins Part 2 of the book. Just in case it's not obvious, there's been a time skip.
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The shift whistle blows on the gara...
20. City of Shadows
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A violet bubble surrounds the Scholar’s residence. Between it and the scarlet cloth shading the busy market, they...
2021-04-02 15:47:30 +0000 UTC View Post19. The Scholar's House
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They shoo Milo out after breakfast. It was porridge again, but this time Wahid included two round pastries stuffed with dates f...
2021-04-01 19:33:32 +0000 UTC View Post18. An Understanding Not Understood
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Milo comes downstairs yawning to find the inn’s staff preparing for the day.
“You’re up early,” Wahid says. “Hold a jot, ...
2021-03-31 16:08:10 +0000 UTC View Post17. You Live Here
Update: Unlocked for all patrons. I'm publishing a chapter a day this week. Enjoy!
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A nurse checks on Hallon. On her way out, she places a blanket on Milo’s lap. Later, ...
2021-03-30 14:20:36 +0000 UTC View Post16. Three Seeds
Update: Unlocked for all patrons. I'm continuing to push extra chapters to Royal Road, which means keeping you all ahead. Enjoy!
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Milo wakes up gagging. He turns to the si...
2021-03-29 17:20:08 +0000 UTC View Post15. A Deal to Live
Update: Unlocked for all patrons. A chapter a day this week. :)
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Milo’s insides twist in anguish. The giant pummels at Hallon on the ground, and there’s nothing Milo c...
2021-03-27 17:42:14 +0000 UTC View Post14. The Standing Goat
Update: Unlocked for all patrons. I'm publishing a chapter every day this week, so you'll see another tomorrow too.
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The inn is three stories tall with a sign out front of...
2021-03-27 17:40:46 +0000 UTC View Post13. Welcome to No Town
Update: Unlocked for all patrons. I'm pushing extra chapters to Royal Road, so you'll see more of these this week. :)
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A long line of carts and trucks waits to pass throug...
2021-03-25 17:07:22 +0000 UTC View Post12. Papers Please
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Sand and stone give way to leafy-green orchards of pistachio and olive trees, to fields of onions, tomatoes, and cucumbers. This is the ...
2021-03-20 16:13:47 +0000 UTC View Post11. Stowaways
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Rain falls on and off through the early morning, but it’s not enough to slow Hallon and Milo’s trek down the mountain. If anything, ...
2021-03-14 16:40:28 +0000 UTC View Post10. A Boy and Girl in the Woods
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Walking out of the tunnel is like waking from a raucous nightmare. Before them, a steady rain falls on the green limbs of a forest. The ...
2021-03-13 17:01:29 +0000 UTC View Post9. Traversing the Upper Paths
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The sun is a glowing ball seen through the storm wall, casting wavering shadows across the ice. Stepping out of the cave, Hallon feels l...
2021-03-12 17:32:26 +0000 UTC View Post8. The Cave
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Nothingness stretches in all directions. There is a realization of movement, but no reference points to help determine speed or directio...
2021-03-10 17:15:03 +0000 UTC View Post7. Running
Eratosthenes travels through the gray space between universes following Hallon’s scent, her particular mixture of fire, curiosity, perseverance, and regret; her flashing eyes and hair the color o...
2021-03-09 18:55:06 +0000 UTC View Post6. The Chase
Colonel Fares Abadoun, third son of the House of Abadoun, Commander of Labor Camp 35, frowns at the folding knife in his hands. The blade’s edge is keen and light ripples along its length. The sp...
2021-03-08 15:55:42 +0000 UTC View Post5. Labor Camp No. 35
A bonus chapter for everyone.
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The last time Hallon was ambushed, she’d just finished reading Gulliver’s Travels and was in a riverside pub in London hoping t...
2021-03-07 16:22:58 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate: Rewards for Level 5 & 10
TL&DR: There are changes coming to patron tiers: Level 5 and 10 patrons will be able to read five chapters ahead starting this coming week.
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The longer, more guilt-ridden versi...
2021-03-06 18:28:28 +0000 UTC View Post4. A Snowy Valley Disturbed
Hallon opens her eyes to a world made of whites and blues. A snow-covered hill rises above her, and atop it is Milo’s Matter Transmission Engine, the mechanical tree piercing the sky. Its invento...
2021-03-06 16:41:33 +0000 UTC View Post3. The Machine Tree
Author's Note: I've decided to move the publish date to Royal Road up. As a result, I'm releasing a chapter on Patreon early. There'll be another on Saturday.
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By the thir...
2021-03-03 20:33:40 +0000 UTC View Post2. The Journey West
A second chapter to get the ball rolling...
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Hallon stops by the house in London before boarding the RMS Mauritania bound for New York. She looks forward to the journey—...
2021-02-27 16:35:44 +0000 UTC View Post1. The Traveler
The Lions of Dawrtaine begins!
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The moon sleeps on her back, just a sliver in the sky. A handful of clouds sail past like ladies in their long dresses. The spirit of a dr...
2021-02-27 16:18:39 +0000 UTC View Post