I’m doing a challenge on Instagram! As part of it, I was asked to share my journey to becoming a writer, so I thought I would share it here as well.
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Journey to the Water Chapter XI: Ashinya Waters
“What will you do now?” Luana asked me.
Though the morning was bright, and the sky over the mountain shone in sapphire blue, a dark cloud had passed over me. I had done what I had intended upon traveling to the island; I had gazed into the Dreaming Eye, and through the help of its creator goddess I had caught the briefest glimpse of my beloved. True to the word of the first hero, the god of Phyreios, Khalim was unharmed, but he no longer remained in the place in the realm of the dead where I thought I would one day find him. He had set off, alone, across a strange, unknown country.
How foolish I was, to think that he would simply stay and await rescue. My Khalim was many things, but patient was not one of them. He must have hated that pale, dead city. It had nothing that he loved in its meager confines; no living beings, no open sky, no growing things. Once, he had told me that he had never been alone. Torr’s realm must have been terrifying in its stark loneliness.
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Matthew and the Atlas, “Out of the Darkness”
Happy Monday! I hope it looks like spring where you are, because it sure doesn’t here.
This week, I’ll have the latest chapter of Journey to the Water up on Wednesday. I’m working on the next chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door, and that will be up on Patreon when it’s finished.
In case you missed it, the first episode of The Well Below the Valley is available for download on Patreon only! Click here for a preview and more information.
I’m doing a writing challenge for the month of April over on Instagram, if that’s a thing that interests you. It will feature snippets of The Book of the New Moon Door and some fun images.
I think that’s it for this week. Thanks for stopping by!
New Patreon Post/ The Well Below the Valley, Episode 1
It’s finally here! The script for the first episode, “The Books of the Dead,” is available as a PDF download on Patreon. If you’re not a subscriber, it’s only $3 a month. Currently, Patreon is the only place to find this particular project.
While I one day hope to produce it as an audio drama, the script is something of an art object in itself. Here are a few pages as a preview:
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If only Khalim had possessed the good sense to stay where he would be safe. Now he wandered, unprotected, across a shifting, perilous landscape.
But when had he ever done as he was told?
Journey to the Water
The latest chapter of Journey to the Water is now available on Patreon! It will be up here on the blog next week.
Song of the Week
Joe Hisaishi, “The Legend of Ashitaka”
It’s Monday again. Hi.
If you missed the latest chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door, it’s available at this link (or just scroll down from here on the home page). All the chapters are available under the Stories tab above.
Things are happening this week, mostly on Patreon. Tomorrow, the next chapter of Journey to the Water goes up. That one will make its appearance here on the blog next week (Wednesday, April 6). On Wednesday of this week (March 30), the script for the first episode of The Well Below the Valley will be available for download on Patreon. This one won’t be available on the blog, so if it’s something that interests you, sign up for Patreon! I’ll talk more about it here on Wednesday.
Streaming on Twitch will resume soon, but probably not this week. I’ll let you know when I have news about that.
Thank you to everyone who sent good thoughts about Odin. He was the most loved.
Have an excellent week.
The Book of the New Moon Door: Part Two, Chapter Two
Disbelief
Isabel shivers. The water turns cold around her, and a lattice of frost spreads out across the side of the metal tub from Geray’s ghostly hands. She draws her knees up to her chest.
“I didn’t do anything,” she says, and she’s almost sure she’s telling the truth. “You were doing unregulated, experimental black magic in an unstable space, and now you’re surprised something went wrong?”
He sneers. His teeth shine white against the black hole of his mouth. “Fix it.”
Continue reading “The Book of the New Moon Door: Part Two, Chapter Two”Song of the Week
Vienna Teng, “Green Island Serenade”
This was Odin the cat’s favorite song. I worked second shift for a number of years, while my husband worked 8-4, so Odin and I would spend mornings together listening to music. This song always got him to relax and come sit on my lap before I left for work. I played it a lot for him these last couple of weeks, as his health declined and he was anxious and uncomfortable.
I am slowly adjusting to his absence. Solaire, my younger cat, is helping, but he’s an independent boy and isn’t as snuggly. As I write this, he’s on top of the cat tree in the next room, looking out the window for rival neighborhood cats.
The latest chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door will be up on the blog on Wednesday. I am working on the next chapter of Journey to the Water and the first episode of The Well Below the Valley for Patreon, but I missed a lot of working days last week while Odin needed attention. They’ll be ready soon. Thank you for being patient with me.
I wish you many hugs this week in honor of Odin.
Odin
My sweet boy passed away peacefully yesterday evening. This is a picture from happier, healthier times.
Please be patient with me as I adjust to working without my constant writing companion.
New Patreon Post/The Book of the New Moon Door, Part Two: Chapter Two
She sees it when she closes her eyes—the churning void, the field of stars, the empty expanse. She wonders if she’ll ever stop seeing it.
The Book of the New Moon Door
There’s a new chapter available on Patreon!
Space Whales Press 