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Desert (part 2 of ?)
Not sure I like where this ends, but it’s midnight so up it goes. — Tam started when the voice rang out, nearly falling backwards off her chair. It rang out a second time, harsh and peremptory, barking out orders … Continue reading
BONUS ROUND: Adventures in the Sky, introduction
Despite planning to only post on weekdays, I’ve decided to do something a little different on weekends – namely, an annotated playthrough of sorts of Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, an RPG on the Gamecube that I’ve … Continue reading
Desert (part 1 of ?)
So it’s Blaugust once again – there’s even a goddamn facebook group now – and I’m in it to win it this time. Not super happy with how this one came out, but them’s the breaks. — The gate was … Continue reading
All The Lost
“People of Earth, my fellow human beings, please hear me: we stand at the beginning of a new era. For all of our lives – for all of the lives of our parents, our grandparents, for all of reliably recorded … Continue reading
Review: Castoff World
Okay. Okay. Okay. Welcome to December the 2nd, 2011. I wrote this yesterday and promised a follow-up, so here we are again, again! RNG results: Tone, Nitpicks, Content Castoff World is a fairly predictable beast – a post-ecotastrophe story set … Continue reading
Big Dumb Objects
“Everyone here? Good, let’s get started. Projections are showing that this may be a very narrow window of opportunity, so the sooner we’re in the field the better. Now, if someone can turn the lights off… good. An external trawler … Continue reading
Blaugust
So. It’s August. Things are happening here and here and here. And while I didn’t make any promises per se, I sure as hell hinted that they’d be happening here as well. What gives? I can honestly say that it’s … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo 2012, part 2
Yesterday was a write-off, but at least there was a write-in today. Still behind par but at least I’m writing! — I checked my watch; there was still an hour before I needed to meet up with Vanessa. Not long … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo 2012, part 1
Well, November has rolled around and I’ve found myself signing up to National Novel Writing Month, with the hopeful objective of managing to pound out a fifty thousand word novel by the 30th. Fun! My NaNo profile is here, but … Continue reading
Excursion
It’s too dark for me to see much, but I can feel the floor roughening beneath my feet as I move forward, so I know I’m going the right way. The texture is far less welcoming than the flowing lines … Continue reading