A collection of 43 posts
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.
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“This is your final tribute, Fetterly. Do you understand?”
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Free, novel-length web serial + completed short stories
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"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?"
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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...
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"Well, if there’s no… object of particular interest in town, I suppose I will simply have to do an appraisal. A very thorough appraisal."
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Did you think the story over, gentle reader? Or perhaps you and a few clever folks realized Ellie wasn’t telling the truth when she said that she left her dolly in Jasper and Corbin’s workshop. This final part of “The Dolly in the Trunk” reveals Ellie’s motivations,
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Sometimes, dear reader, the flesh is willing, but the spirit is weak. Such may be said for Hoddin Nutterlin. Hoddin the merchant has the kindest disposition of any man in Thimblecross. Since his wife and child died, he often fills his lonely hours with a kind word or minor act
Read moreLast week, gentle reader, we skimmed through the dark and Harrowing history of Thimblecross, with the grand opening of Jasper Harrow's circus turning mysteriously becoming his final act. The town of Thimblecross continued to dwindle with the disappearance of the last Harrow. Now, some say there are more
Read moreDear reader, this is not a history for the faint of heart. Nor is it a history for those who deal in certainties and questions with answers. This is the history of the ruined castle from which Jolly the Scarecrow emerges. The history that will shape Jolly's efforts
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In which Fleta faces more sorcerers than expected.
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In which Fleta's lies bring uncomfortable questions, faces an unexpected visitor, and realizes her shelter was not as it seemed.
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In which Fleta makes big decisions, and does what she does best.
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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.
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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.
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