WOO HOO!!!!
Thirteen stories in thirteen weeks. And I had a blast doing it.
December 21st, 2012 hadn’t been the end of the world, only the Great Unraveling. The veils between the Seen and Unseen worlds shredded and the living suddenly found out they weren’t alone.…
Here it is — the twelfth story in twelve weeks: The Third Raven.
The raven clan takes pride in three things: the education of their children, the fierceness of their warriors, and how they care for their own. However, Pedrek, a retired raven warrior, finds a raven clan boy alone in a remote mountain village, ignorant of his heritage as well as cursed: looking like a dreaded half-breed, with one human arm and one black raven’s wing.…
I know, I know. I was supposed to post last week. I’m hoping that even though I’ve had a really late start on writing the new story this week that I’ll still finish on time.
Storm has lived alone her entire life, shunned like all witches, for her gift of prophesy.…
I finished the ninth story early this week. This was a story that just pulled me in, demanding that I write it. I really, really like this story. It’s a bit experimental for me, very different than my usual stuff.
One of the secrets of 9s: they always return.…
Finished edits and copy edits on the eighth story today. It’s a much lighter piece, called, “Were-Teen.”
Patrice is happy, successful, and cursed. Every month during the full moon she reverts to her awkward teen-aged self, complete with braces and acne.…
Yeah, I know. A bit late. But hey, I finished! I figure that counts for something.
Hunting Ghosts In The Machine
Overcrowding, pollution and acid rain have reduced humanity’s livable areas. For most, space is achieved through virtual reality. Only a few see behind the mask.…
Friday/Saturday I had what I think was a 24-hour flu, the kind where every muscle aches and you’re exhausted, but can still think. Or at least I could, and I could still write. So I was able to finish last week’s story on time.…
I have finished and uploaded the sixth story for the Baker’s Dozen Challenge.
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I’d planned on writing two short stories this week. That didn’t happen for a number of reasons:
–On Wednesday night I gave myself permission not to write two short stories this week. I suddenly found myself working on publishing things, instead of putting words to paper.…
Some of this isn’t new information, just affirmation of what I already knew. This got long — going behind a cut.
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