"Skylands: The Third Gate" chapter 1 (NaNoWriMo 2015)
skylands: the third gate, chapter 01©2015 sylvan scottaches and pains were six years gone, now. provided the landscape of his life was not a tapestry rewoven by insanity and delusion, adam hadn't felt this good in ages.
"Skylands: The Third Gate" ch.07 (NaNoWriMo 2015)
Caulmal Yar had served on the Astinato for a decade. Starting as an apprentice master-at-arms he had risen to the rank of first mate more quickly than anyone had anticipated. He was a strong and fearless swordsman and, like his rapid ascent among the...
Roommates - "These Are My Reflections" Chapter 6
"'skyland' is certainly a nice name..." "whoa, whoa, whoa there, bei-bei! when ya referrin' to 'da muthafuckin' skyland!' ya must say it in its entirety!" roy stated in a matter-of-fact manner.
All About Dragons
Nothing more had happened beyond a bit of light flirting, not when he was kept busy doing his part as one of the skylanders.
"Skylands: The Third Gate" chapter 2 (NaNoWriMo 2015)
"Newcomers: ya jus' can't trust 'em." The drunken priest slammed his clay mug down so hard, several others at the bar jumped. "Them's an' their ... their heretical, so-called 'gods'! I don't see why the Commons has such a love affair with 'em." His...
"Skylands: The Third Gate" ch.12 (NaNoWriMo 2015)
Higher up in the city, above the myriad narrow avenues, alleys, stairwells, and streets, the moaning of the winds was much louder. It blew across the lintels of the wide open arched windows looking down upon Seva. The setting sun cast its lengthening...
A New Land and a New Friend
"where in skylands am i?" flashwing asked. "skylands?" fluttershy responded with a confused look. "yes, skylands. how far are we from the core of light? i have to find the other skylanders and let them know i am safe.
"Skylands: The Third Gate" ch.05 (NaNoWriMo 2015)
Just over a week was the actual travel time but it felt like thirty days. Dorath was small for a duskland but large for a day- or cloudland. The enchanted ores keeping it afloat had been fading for centuries. It and its sister island, Carath, had...
"Skylands: The Third Gate" chapter 4 (NaNoWriMo 2015)
Mummified and dry, the cadavers strode silently but gracefully, from the Astinato's gangplank. Each carried a richly-carved, deeply stained wooden chest, clasped in bronze fittings. Two black-and-blue-robed young girls preceded them with an old faerie...
"Skylands: The Third Gate" ch.08 (NaNoWriMo 2015)
Eris had to pretend she wasn't worried. They had continued on, southward, as they had agreed. The hills to the west grew larger and more imposing. But Adam was nowhere to be seen. Planning for this early on, the agreement had been they would not try to...
"Skylands: The Third Gate" ch.06 (NaNoWriMo 2015)
Adrasta typically avoided the larger islands and, usually did not descend below the level of the cloudlands. The only people who usually saw them were raiders. Sometimes they might brave a smaller cloudland to forage for food but such visitations left...
"Skylands: The Third Gate" ch.09 (NaNoWriMo 2015)
Climbing stairs, the first thing in the morning, was not Adam's idea of a good start to the day. He'd done it, before, of course: and not just in this world. Back home, in his first apartment, the elevator never worked and he worked overnight at a...