Chapter 142: A fine day for a walk
Whether the weather is fine,
Or whether the weather is not,
Whether the weather is cold,
Or whether weather is hot
We’ll weather the weather
Whatever the weather,
Whether w...
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Chapter 141 What lies beneath our feet
“Nature has a surer plan than mortals can devise.”
Janet Morris
After the Silversea family left the leaders congregated to discuss what had been illuminated by the...
2022-11-16 22:27:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 140: There is only so much you can hide
“You can hide your identity, but you can’t hide who you are.”
Dina Madini
Once the sermon on balance, diligence and expanding the compass was complete. They move...
2022-11-12 21:54:03 +0000 UTC View PostSubscription billing or first day of the month
Morning, afternoon or evening,
I am 2000 words into the next chapter but better yet I woke up and realised how the rest was going to happen, so I am working on finishing it in the next ...
2022-11-12 08:14:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 139: Blessing one and all
“When we lose one blessing, another is often, most unexpectedly given in its place.”
C.S. Lewis
The meal ended with promises on both sides and an agreement for the...
2022-11-09 00:06:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 138: A favour for a favour
“He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.”
Publilius Syrus
Aleera hesitated a second before jumping into the next round of negotiations, “A healer...
2022-11-05 23:49:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 137: Power of words
“The power of words is immense. A well-chosen word has often sufficed to stop a flying army, to change defeat into victory and to save an empire.”
Emile de Giradin
Chapter 136: Cut me if you can
“If you want to be a sharp thinker be around sharp people.”
John C. Maxell
Cleo arrived on our island later that day in the company of Grandpa Smit. He seemed amaz...
2022-10-30 22:22:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 135: Mea Culpa
“I’m sorry. It’s my fault. How do I make it right?”
Randy Pausch
Cleo carefully entered the church proper carrying plates of refreshments. Aravan had them sat ...
2022-10-28 10:53:33 +0000 UTC View PostPosting Schedule for November
Posting Schedule for November
I tried to stick to a schedule before the summer but it all fell apart a little over the last couple of months. I simply posted as soon as I had written. Here is...
2022-10-27 09:47:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 134: Twinned or double trouble
“Not double trouble but twice blessed.”
Anon
I awoke refreshed and clear of mind. It probably helped that I had yet to start up any of my parallel processes and th...
2022-10-25 23:27:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 133: Me, myself and I
Chapter 133: Me, myself and I
“The best people to work for are me, myself and I.”
Oscar Wilde
“What?” I asked astonished staring at myself in what had be...
2022-10-25 10:02:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 124a: Let’s get back to levelling
Note to readers: Realised why I have not completed the update for the status in a while. It takes a really long time! 3 hours for 1,214 words written so far of Chapter 133 of which 493 are the stat...
2022-10-25 01:25:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 132: An Archbishops wave
“When the puzzling problems of life perplex,
And dangers threaten and failures vex,
May the Angels form in a magic ring
And shelter your life from everything.”
Anon<...
2022-10-24 20:14:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 131: The Elendil Tree
“For a tree to become tall it must grow tough roots among the rocks.”
Friederich Nietzsche
“Ah yes, Level 4 is it? It is growing well.” She did not seem surpri...
2022-10-16 23:20:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 130: Observe
“Observation is like a muscle. It grows stronger with use and atrophies without use. Exercise your observation muscle and you will become a more powerful decoder of the world around you.” 2022-10-15 23:31:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 129: Blood binds us all
“The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.”
Mario Puzo
We spent the entire day holding the Lodestar with Aleera at...
2022-10-09 14:22:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 128: Another layer to reality
“Mark my words. Perception is reality and how someone perceives you is their reality.”
Chris Murray
I left the sliver I’d stolen attached to my amulet in my ches...
2022-10-06 21:30:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 127: Secret sliver
“Crystals are living beings at the beginning of creation.”
Nikola Tesla
While we were waiting for the rest of the family to arrive, I had a thought. The new seed o...
2022-10-03 22:24:15 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 126: Heist
“A society without the means to detect lies and theft soon squanders its liberty and freedom.”
Chris Hedges
We were making a theft which would hopefully allow us t...
2022-10-02 21:20:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 125: Spreading the Light of the Lodestar
“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.”
Desiderius Erasmus
It was morning once more and we had gathered for breakfast. I’d never really thought ...
2022-10-01 22:46:42 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 124: Business as usual
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
R Collier
It was morning. Sun shone through the balcony that ran along the eastern wall of our ...
2022-09-26 21:49:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 123: Age is just a number
“Always tell only the truth, and all the truth, and do so promptly – right now.”
A Buckminster Fuller
I returned to the world, able to hear and see more than the...
2022-09-21 23:02:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 122: New pathways
“In the universe, there are things that are known and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.”
William Blake
The archways into the Lodestar Churc...
2022-09-18 07:28:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 121: Time to get a job
“You can’t get a job without experience, and you can’t get experience until you have a job. Once you solve that problem you are home free.”
Jack Buck
The next ...
2022-09-11 17:23:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 120: Time to skedaddle
“Skedaddle - to depart quickly, hurriedly or to flee”
Dictionary
Although it had felt like a long time during the wait. Once he had finally returned, I realized that it had ha...
2022-09-03 21:02:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 119: Cher Ami
Chapter 119: Cher Ami
“Cher Ami, A World War I homing pigeon who saved the lives of 194 soldiers by delivering a plea for help despite being shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, and...
2022-08-29 10:42:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 118: The Way to Wester Levante
“The deep sea is the largest museum on earth, it contains more history than all the museums on land combined, and yet we’re only now penetrating it.”
Robert Ballard 2022-08-26 00:05:36 +0000 UTC View Post