A.N. Sorensen

Fantasy novel & RPG nerd writing about the Stitched Realms.

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Fleta and Bertram talking over a table covered in gadgets and debris

21 Nov 2024 • 19 min read

Enough Rope, Chapter 5

In which Fleta and Bertram puzzle over sorcerers before they both receive bad news.

A door in a cliff above bizarre scaffolding, with fields and mountains in the background.

14 Nov 2024 • 12 min read

Enough Rope, Chapter 4

In which Fleta enters Riddleberg and encounters a strange individual who seems to know too much.

A bookshelf of old manuscripts, with an empty spot in the middle.

7 Nov 2024 • 13 min read

Enough Rope, Chapter 3

In which, despite unhelpful mushrooms, Fleta finds a connection between her uncle's disappearance and the sorcerers who attacked her.

A Lunavaran man with wavy black hair and brown skin, holding the pale blade of the Weeping Falchion.

30 Oct 2024 • 17 min read

Enough Rope, Chapter 2

In which Fleta learns fumbles through an investigation, rediscovers the better part of valor, and begins to wonder if her missing uncle is connected to the current situation.

A grey cloaked figure in swirling dark mist, wearing a glinting locket.

23 Oct 2024 • 18 min read

Enough Rope, Chapter 1

In which Fleta puts on a show, argues with her sword, gets help from an unlikely source, and spends some time in a broom closet of the grandest temple in the kingdom.

Fleta with red hair and cape fluttering in the wind, the pommel of the Weeping Falchion visible over her shoulder.

23 Oct 2024 • 1 min read

Enough Rope, All Chapters

Fleta, now a widely recognized champion with a friend-turned-magical sword, seeks revenge upon the sorcerers responsible for last summer's deadly disaster. Unfortunately, her enemies seem more keen on helping than her allies do.

A horrific creature peers down through an open trapdoor.

9 Oct 2024 • 10 min read

The Basement in the Basement, Pt 2

In which somethings just won't stay buried, and Marvin is forced to confront a horror in the secret basement.

Marvin, a young black man, digs a whole in the forest next to his uncle's ramshackle cabin.

5 Oct 2024 • 13 min read

The Basement in the Basement, Pt 1

In which Marvin inherits a ramshackle cabin, toxic potatoes, awful neighbors, and a hidden room.

The Tale of the Mysterious Creature

11 Sep 2024 • 3 min read

The Tale of the Mysterious Creature

In which my youngest son spins a yarn about mysterious creatures coming out of magical gates.

An eldritch horror at the bottom of the sea.

4 Sep 2024 • 2 min read

Today, the Abyss is Just Phoning It In

Deep Thoughts from R'lyeh, with thanks to Jack Handy and Cthulhu.

A wolf sits in a bed of flowers with a red cloak draped over it.

28 Aug 2024 • 8 min read

The Girl in the Red Cloak, Part 3: The Silver Shore

In which the drowning sailor hears a parable about the consequences of oath breaking before he decides whether to swear an oath to unknown forces.

A torn red cloak lying crumpled on the forest floor.

21 Aug 2024 • 5 min read

The Girl in the Red Cloak, Part 2: The Marble Halls

In which a girl runs into a man with a red cloak and has a riddle contest without understanding the stakes.

The Girl in the Red Cloak, Part 1: The Deathless Faire

14 Aug 2024 • 7 min read

The Girl in the Red Cloak, Part 1: The Deathless Faire

In which a drowning sailor gets a temporary reprieve and an other-worldly story.

Fleta sits before a giant monster skull in a large, marble hall.

9 Aug 2024 • 22 min read

The Proving of Champions, Chapter 1

In which figuratively everyone tells Fleta she's not ready for the Proving of Champions, and she refuses to listen.

Fleta stands on a hill with grazing goats overlooking a mountain valley, a sword strapped to her back.

31 Jul 2024 • 14 min read

The Proving of Champions, Chapter 22 (Finale!)

In which Fleta fights sorcerers, argues with a sword, and decides who she is going to be.