A.N. Sorensen

Fantasy novel & RPG nerd writing about the Stitched Realms.

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19 May 2026 • 4 min read

A Rat on the Back, Part 5

The screeching fanfare of the goblin pipes filled the town square, paused as Jolly fumbled with the inn door, and wailed its final notes. Of course, not a single villager sought to stop Jolly or turn him away. He, and all of Thimblecross' problems, were Tilly's problems.

A Rat on the Back, Part 4

13 Apr 2026 • 6 min read

A Rat on the Back, Part 4

"There's too much Thimblecross for one defender. You protect from the light of the hearth fire, I protect from the shadows."

A Rat on the Back, Part 3

3 Apr 2026 • 5 min read

A Rat on the Back, Part 3

Tilly was neither unusually religious nor superstitious, but in Thimblecross a couple of rituals struck the innkeeper as practical

A Rat on the Back, Part 2

13 Mar 2026 • 4 min read

A Rat on the Back, Part 2

"A play about invisible rats? Is that really what you think the children need? Most of them are appropriately terrified of the regular ones. They don't need nightmares about invisible ones."

A Rat on the Back, Part 1

6 Mar 2026 • 5 min read

A Rat on the Back, Part 1

"So not just a wild rat. A rat that can fly?" Tilly said. "A rat that can disappear?"

Dev Log: From Attrition to Improvisation

2 Mar 2026 • 4 min read

Dev Log: From Attrition to Improvisation

The Flying Wind, Part 4

20 Feb 2026 • 2 min read

The Flying Wind, Part 4

"What's down there?" "Um Wim, Wimmy old pal. Can I call you Wimmy? You're probably better off not knowing."

The Flying Wind, Part 3

13 Feb 2026 • 7 min read

The Flying Wind, Part 3

"I need more, though." He said. He raised his voice with each sentence. "I've worked these mines for years. You've given me many a warning. But we need more. More than just being warned away from the worst. We need a miracle."

The Flying Wind, Part 2

6 Feb 2026 • 6 min read

The Flying Wind, Part 2

"Wim? Is that you? Well, come in and tell me what went wrong after you stable that filthy beast."

The Flying Wind, Pt 1

30 Jan 2026 • 5 min read

The Flying Wind, Pt 1

Another crack, this one louder and echoing. Timbers creaked. Eyes wide, Wim dashed up the mine. He nearly impaled his left shoulder with his pickaxe in a frenzied rush. Behind him, lumber snapped and rock roared into the shaft.

The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross, Part 5

23 Jan 2026 • 5 min read

The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross, Part 5

Laughter and the light of candles spilled carelessly from the inn into the thick fog, but a familiar, pale figure with well-trimmed nails stood between me and the merriment I meant to dismantle.

The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross, Part 4

18 Jan 2026 • 10 min read

The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross, Part 4

“This is your final tribute, Fetterly. Do you understand?”

Collected Stories from the Stitched Realms

13 Jan 2026 • 8 min read

Collected Stories from the Stitched Realms

Free, novel-length web serial + completed short stories

The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross, Part 3

9 Jan 2026 • 9 min read

The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross, Part 3

"Tell me, Mr. Jolly, how did you come to be in possession of Harrow Castle? Or rather, should we call it the Black Castle again, since the Harrows are no longer with us?"

A skeletal scarecrow stares as at surly, old, tax collector.

2 Jan 2026 • 9 min read

The First and Last Tax Man in Thimblecross, Part 2

Ambrose Fetterly was sprinting down the street, yowling, pursued by an enormous dust cloud. In moments, the dust cloud chasing our accounting gadfly resolved itself...