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Chapter 284 - Trustworthiness
Siobhan
Month 9, Day 26, Sunday 5:15 p.m.
Siobhan looked down at her shadow, which stretched out from her seated form like taffy in the light of the afternoon sun. It lay there, c...
2026-01-30 02:04:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 283 - My Enemy's Enemies
Thaddeus
Month 9, Day 26, Sunday 7:30 p.m.
Thaddeus stood near the entryway of Harrow Hill’s administrative hall. All the coppers doing paperwork or running errands kept peeping...
2026-01-23 02:05:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 282 - The Price of Power
Siobhan
Month 9, Day 26, Sunday 5:15 p.m.
The indistinct being kneeling before Siobhan answered her question like a drowning man grabbing hold of a rope. “I will give you all my...
2026-01-16 03:22:34 +0000 UTC View PostA Builder of Dreams Audiobook now on Audible
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For those of you who have been waiting for the latest Practical Guide to Sorcery audiobook, it is now live on 2026-01-08 01:34:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 281 - Surfacing from the Depths
Siobhan
Month 9, Day 26, Sunday 5:00 p.m.
Siobhan was ripped out of her lost memories—out of her thirteen-year-old self—with such abrupt violence that it felt like some...
2026-01-02 01:49:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 280 - Visitors
Oliver
Month 9, Day 26, Sunday 12:00 p.m.
Oliver leaned back in the cheap carriage he had flagged down not long after leaving Liza’s house. He rubbed his bloodshot eyes and scra...
2025-12-27 02:55:31 +0000 UTC View PostPrologue 0.2 - An Ancient Relic [Book 7 Start]
“Tonight is the night,” the Archaeologist muttered to himself as he walked out of the horrid slums that people seemed to call the Mires. He paused, taking a moment to double and triple check th...
2025-12-19 01:24:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.12 - In which Percy learns the art of refinement
Percy
Month 1, Day 1, Friday 11:00 a.m.
Mom was not amused by Tennyson’s offer, and reminded them both that Percy was grounded.
Percy was almost relieved to hear it. 2025-12-11 22:05:19 +0000 UTC View Post
A Builder of Dreams Audiobook Early Release Exclusive (now live)
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For those of you who have been waiting on the latest Practical Guide to Sorcery audiobook, it is complete and live as an exclusive early release from me. It will be going ...
Galen Aisling Interlude - Gossip and Wagers
This short story is set concurrently with A Practical Guide to Sorcery Book 5, Chapter 253 - "No Way Out." Directly after "Red Guard Pressure."
Galen
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2025-12-05 02:00:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.11 - In which Percy's family is poor
Percy
Month 1, Day 1, Friday 8:30 a.m.
A few days later, shortly after Dad had left for an early start at the shop, Tennyson Bourgeron appeared at the Irving’s doorstep. His expensive...
2025-11-21 01:49:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.10 - In which Percy gifts secretly
Percy
Month 12, Day 19, Saturday 9:00 p.m.
Percy flopped onto his bed, feeling as if the weight of life were pressing him deep into the soft material. Any more, and he might suffocate, ...
2025-11-14 01:15:56 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.9 - In which Percy is threatened and accused
Percy
Month 12, Day 19, Saturday 8:00 p.m.
Percy cringed as Tennyson’s solicitor severed ties with him like a healer with limited resources cutting off a gangrenous limb. So much for ...
2025-11-07 02:33:50 +0000 UTC View PostNews: PGTS Book 7 Serialization Delay
I posted about this in an author note recently, but since I know many of you aren't following along with the Catastrophe Collector, I wanted to update you separately so you wouldn't miss the update...
2025-11-03 23:39:04 +0000 UTC View PostRoger Pecanty Character Card
Bio Text: A long-standing Sympathetic Science teacher at the prestigious University of Lenore, Pecanty teaches students to interpret magic with the poetic nature of sympathetic connections. However...
2025-11-03 23:16:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.8 - In which Lieutenant Robards regrets his life choices
Calder
Month 12, Day 19, Saturday 6:30 p.m.
Mrs. Irving’s shock quickly turned to anger. “My son was involved in a theft, and none of you informed me?” She stood up abruptly, her ...
2025-10-30 23:54:20 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.7 - In which Lieutenant Robards volunteers for paperwork
Calder
Month 12, Day 19, Saturday 6:30 p.m.
Lieutenant Calder Robards sat at his desk, his head pounding with the remnants of a nasty flu that had kept him bedridden for days. He rubbed...
2025-10-24 01:25:05 +0000 UTC View PostOliver Dryden Card (serious)
Character Bio Text: An escaped noble who fled Osham to avoid its conscription of Nulls, Oliver is Siobhan's dubious ally against the currently established powers. He is the leader of the Verdant St...
2025-10-20 22:12:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.6 - In which Percy fails to keep a secret
Percy
Month 12, Day 19, Saturday 6:10 p.m.
Thankfully, the room soon grew dim and the chattering crowd hushed. But as the play unfolded on stage, Percy found his mind wandering to the e...
2025-10-17 00:07:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.5 - In which Percy's siblings bicker
Percy
Month 12, Day 19, Saturday 6:00 p.m.
Two days after their harrowing escape from the blood sorcerer, Percy found himself at the theater with his family and Viv, his friend from wor...
2025-10-14 00:20:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.4 - In which Percy babysits a concussed aristocrat
Percy
Month 12, Day 19, Saturday 6:00 p.m.
“The blood isn’t mine,” Percy whispered. “We need to be quiet. The sorcerer could hear us.” He decided on the window. That was a mor...
2025-10-09 23:37:38 +0000 UTC View PostOliver Dryden Character Card (smiling)
Bio text: A minor noble from Osham and one of the wealthiest individuals in Lenore, by day, Oliver uses his gold and charisma for philanthropy. By night, he is Lord Stag, leader of a local gang whi...
2025-10-06 23:01:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.3 - In which Percy pillow-fights a revenant
Percy
Month 12, Day 17, Thursday 9:55 a.m.
Before Percy could respond or even process the accusation, the sorcerer grabbed a handful of slimy intestines. With a snarl of rage, he hurled...
2025-10-03 01:15:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.2 - In which Percy becomes the reluctant assistant to a blood sorcerer
Percy
Month 12, Day 17, Thursday 9:45 a.m.
Percy’s ridiculous, entirely false words hung in the air while he and the blood sorcerer stared at each other. Percy’s heart was pounding ...
2025-09-29 22:27:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2.1 - In which Percy hangs around
Author Note:
The start of The Catastrophe Collector Book 2 coincides with Chapter 51 of A Practical Guide To Sorcery, "Saved by the Enemy." (Book 2 Chapter 14)
If you ...
2025-09-27 00:13:33 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 279 - The Grave of Heaven
Siobhan
Month 8, Day 15, Friday 11:00 p.m.
Siobhan didn’t discover the loose thread of memory hanging from the seal Grandfather had woven until later, when the thought aro...
2025-09-20 02:24:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 278 - The Coming Darkness
Siobhan
Time Unknown
After a long while, Siobhan climbed to her feet, where she stood swaying back and forth aimlessly. It felt like she was a puppet and her strings had been cut....
2025-09-19 00:52:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 277 - A Scream into the Void
Siobhan
Month 5, Day 16, Friday 7:00 a.m.
“I’m Siobhan,” she repeated, her heart beginning to pound. “What’s going on? What are you doing to me?” She tried to sit up a...
2025-09-17 02:20:00 +0000 UTC View Post