A Chance Encounter
The Crooked Cane was at the outer eastern fringes of the town of Moonville, in the more disreputable sections. Sometimes, when the fog in the valley was especially thick and on the move, it would blanket the tavern, obscuring it …
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Correction and Update Log to the Chapters “A Lost Heart” and “Bittersweet”
This is also a MAJOR CHARACTER NAME CHANGE. I’ve been mulling over what to change Misery’s name to for months now. It’s been in the back of my mind where I’ve just let my subconscious work on the problem. I’ve …
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Update Log to the chapter “The Cursed of House Whoticore”
A minor correction to the free chapter “The Cursed of House Whoticore”. I removed the name-dropping of Loki’s grandsons Wilfred and Glen for reasons revealed later down the road. It’s a minor thing that cropped up when I was writing …
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The Cursed of House Whoticore
The building wasn’t very different from the typical architecture in the rest of Mountainville…of redwood and slanted roofs to keep the rain from gathering, wide porches with thick wooden chairs and copious ferns as company, it was, as everything was …
The Flight to Westwind
This scene was inspired by Between Interval’s haunting rendition of the classic Greek myth of the Minotaur. It’s urgency and mystical tones set the mood perfectly for The Flight to Westwind. Enjoy. The young man ran through the forest at …
The Chosen of House Whoticore
The washed-out light of the half-moon hung over the Cantoo Mountain range, shining down upon the six cities neatly arranged between each spoke of its outstretched fingers of woods and intertwining rivers. One city, Plainsville, had long since perished, its …
A Lost Heart
For the YouTube reading, go here. The woman watched the crescent moon above from the vantage point of the little bridge. Below, the waters of Westwind River ran swiftly, swollen with the gift of the spring runoff, running (impossibly) uphill …