Said the joker to the thief
_Lord Gyldrane's world becomes increasingly complicated, and he finds himself forced to compromise on long-standing principles when trouble comes to the town of Jaikot._ _Thus continues _The Road to Mandalay_, a fantasy steampunk story focusing on the...
As through a glass
_Jonham, Lord Gyldrane, is a hotblooded warrior consigned to the edges of the Aernian Empire. Forced to wield a pen instead of a blade, he has to find... "other things" to occupy his time. But the arrival of powerful interests opposed to his rule...
That hard six
_Coyote, that timeless trickster, is an agent of chaos. But chaos can be a powerful tool to setting things right, as a brief encounter with a slightly wayward farmgirl soon proves..._ _Okay. So I am still writing. Here's proof. It's a story about...
To boldly go
_In the final chapter of 'Ride of the Valkyrie,' Ellis and Jack reunite with an old friend, meet a rather odd new one -- and then take the first steps to fulfilling Jack's promise of returning to Earth. Well how about that?_ _Well! Here we are!...
Falls the shadow
_The beleaguered Ernest Sikes, enticed by a huckster to the promise of power, discovers that it is everything he had hoped it would be. But what lies beneath the surface of our good intentions?_ _The tags are what they say on the tin. It's a dark...
One of these nights
_The mysteries of the universe are revealed to Ellis Bjørnestad, former captain of the survey ship Walküre, and a shower finds its true calling in life with the dog and his jaguar friend._ _In the penultimate chapter of the story, intrepid space...
The green hills
_Ellis and Jack, unlikely co-crew of the survey ship Walküre, ended last chapter looking at an unfamiliar planet. Now they come to terms with their new environs, make a new friend, forge a new plan -- and learn a new word, which implies a lot more than...
Workin' like a dog
_Thomas Clarke is just an ordinary employee of a mysterious federal agency in the halcyon days of 1986. When a tiff with his boss sees him volunteered for an experimental new procedure, he winds up getting more than he bargained for in his equally...
Desperate measures
_Last chapter ended with an ominous warning light flashing on the survey ship Walküre. In this chapter, captain Ellis Bjornestad and his ersatz first mate do some figuring. Oh, they also fuck._ _The adventures of Ellis and Jack continue with a...
Renaissance
_The story winds to its end as the principles find some measure of closure, and some questions are answered -- to varying effect._ _Thanks for stickin' with me, guys. Here's the last of it. Not all happy, but not (I hope) all that sad...
Toll the bell; pay the private eye
_As Aaron fights with the knowledge he's suddenly been entrusted with, the shepherd searches for meaning, and finally consummates his relationship with the raccoon girl Amy._ _Part four untangles the terrible revelation we saw last time. It doesn't...
There will come soft rains
_As Amy and Aaron's relationship grows stronger, we get a glimpse into their respective lives -- and a shocking revelation threatens the whole affair._ _Part three brings Amy and Aaron closer together, and we creep towards the resolution of the novel....