Cat Stevens (Yusuf), “O Caritas”
Happy Monday. You may have noticed that there wasn’t a new chapter last week, and I apologize. It should be ready in the next couple of days. Thanks for your patience!
Song of the Week
Kate Bush, “How to Be Invisible”
Happy Monday. Here, it’s been raining for quite some time, and everything is wet.
There will be a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door this week, so stop back soon! If you need to catch up, or are looking for something else to read, the Stories tab above has what you need.
Thank you and have an excellent week.
Song of the Week
Florence + the Machine, “Addicted to Love” (Robert Palmer cover)
Happy Monday! Please enjoy this song.
Not much to report for this week. If you missed the latest chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door, it’s available under the Stories tab above (or you can just scroll down from here on the home page). I’m trying to get back to a regular two-week posting schedule for the remainder of Part One. By the time that’s done, I might be in a position when I can post a chapter every week, but I’ll have to wait and see.
Until then, did you know you can get email notifications every time there is a new post on this site? You can do it right here:
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You are, of course, welcome to refresh this page all week, waiting for a new chapter, but this might save you some trouble 🙂
Thank you and have an excellent week!
The Book of the New Moon Door: Chapter Twenty-Seven
Vortex
Berend said that he saw only darkness when he broke their connection, and now Isabel knows he was telling the truth. She can feel her breath condensing in the frigid air, but she cannot see it. There is nothing but black.
The illusion is a powerful one. In the ordinary darkness after sunset, it wouldn’t be too complex to cast, especially if one prepared ahead of time, but she is impressed with Geray’s skill. If he had stayed with the church of Alcos, or even with the university, he could have been the most powerful magic user in Gallia, if not the world. Maybe he wouldn’t have become wealthy from the research opportunities, but at least he and Warder would not have to be begging Lady Breckenridge for an investment. Instead, he was doing…this.
What’s the point of all of this? The murders, the summonings. It would be so much easier to do anything else.
She’s distracting herself, Isabel realizes. Panic is setting in, tugging at the periphery of her thoughts like a ringing in her ears, and she is just barely keeping it at bay with these mundanities.
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Talos, “Contra”
Happy Monday! I hope that wherever you are, you have delicious things to eat and shelter from the weathers.
Fun fact: last week’s chapter was this blog’s 200th post! This post is the 201st.
Things are calming down a bit around here. I’m hoping to get another chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door out this week, to make up for the long wait for the previous chapter, so check back here soon.
Thank you and have an excellent week.
The Book of the New Moon Door: Chapter Twenty-Six
Darkness
The house is clean, the wallpaper tamely floral. Berend was expecting filth and rot, like the Belisia estate—some clear evidence of the spirits’ rage at their imprisonment—but there is nothing worse than a little dust on the wood floor.
It is dark, though, darker than it should be. The narrow entry opens into a sitting room with windows on opposite sides, facing front and back. The curtains are all open, but no light from the street passes through the glass. Isabel’s candle casts thin light on the edges of the brick fireplace and the stiff-backed chairs. It’s bright, leaving spots in Berend’s vision whenever he chances to look at it, but the halo it casts is small and weak. Darkness hangs on the room like a thick fog, cold and heavy. It tastes like a coming storm.
Is this what dark magic is like? He’s not enjoying it, but he has seen worse—the Belisia estate, for one, and the battlefields overrun by the walking dead.
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Kate Bush, “Cloudbusting”
Hello there. Internet in my house has been spotty, so please bear with me as I try to get back to a regular posting schedule.
I should have the next chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door up tonight or early tomorrow! Check back soon! If you’re reading this, thank you for your patience.
Have an excellent week.
Song of the Week
Soap&Skin, “Me and the Devil” (Robert Johnson cover)
Happy Monday.
I’m working on getting a new chapter out for you all as soon as I can, but between moving and my day job, I haven’t had time for writing or social media. Please be patient, and if you’re not caught up yet, now’s a good time! There are also more things to read under the Stories and Modules tabs above. Check back here soon.
Thank you for your continued patience, and have an excellent week.
New chapter is coming soon
I’m sorry I didn’t manage to get it out this week, but I’ll post it as soon as I can. Thanks for your patience!
Song of the Week
RY X, “Thunder”
Hello again. I hope you have shelter from the heat, if that’s a thing that’s affecting you. Please enjoy this song.
There will be a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door this week. I estimate we are three to four chapters from the end of Part One, after which I’ll take a break and start posting something else. If you need to catch up, all the chapters are under the Stories tab above, along with some other things to read. You can also check out the Modules tab if you’re into tabletop role-playing games.
See you soon, and have an excellent week.
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