For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1, 2, 3. There is a long, high hill in Hadochee. The people there call it Flower Mountain. Once a boy named Joshua had lived
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The Book of the Prophet Joshua – Chapter Three
For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1, 2. The prophet stood on a high bluff. A hot summer wind stirred the trees below, their myriad hues of green shifting like
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The Book of the Prophet Joshua – Chapter Two
For earlier chapters in The Book of the Prophet Joshua, look here: 1. Despite the unholy terror which woke the goats with the morning, the flock was calm and compliant as Adam led them out
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Sabine of the Ten Rings: Nothing Noble About It
To read the previous adventures of Sabine, click here. The story continues below. *** In the beginning, when mortals were simple creatures, they worshipped simple gods. The first deities were those of natural, elemental phenomenon.
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The Swarming in the Dark IX – Paper Goblins
For previous installments, click here. *** Trapped underground, Orsog held the dark at bay with only a guttering torch. He stood in the doorway with his back to an empty chamber, and a horde of
Continue Reading The Swarming in the Dark VIII – Hordes and Desperation
When the Goblin War began, it had been a single unarmed clan that raided a merchant caravan. Now almost a dozen clans lined the rim of the bowl-shaped valley, armed and armored in the spoils
Continue Reading The Swarming in the Dark VII – A Lure for Evil
The earth trembled beneath the hooves of the Asentic cavalry as they spilled into the valley, Markos at their head. The gods condemn Nikephoros, that cursed prefect for giving him this command. He probably thought
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Sabine of the Ten Rings: Fairy God Blunder Finale
To read the previous adventures of Sabine, click here. The story continues below. *** Without Orchid’s magic to keep it in place, the enormous flower tipped downward toward collapse. Sabine had enough trouble standing up
Continue Reading Sabine of the Ten Rings: Fairy God Blunder Five
To read the previous adventures of Sabine, click here. The story continues below. *** Without Orchid’s magic to keep the enormous flower in place, the structure tipped downward toward collapse. Sabine struggled to stand as
Continue Reading Sabine of the Ten Rings: Fairy God Blunder Four
To read the previous adventures of Sabine, click here. The story continues below. *** After Orchid’s vines shaped themselves into the appropriate forms, the queen and Sabine sat across from one another at a small
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