The Lead Crown: Ch 7a, Un-Escaping (Pt 1)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 7.1, Un-Escaping Death was as much a part of life as anything else among the Valley Tribe; Gift-of-the-Earth had lost many people who had been important to him over the years. His parents had been given to the...
On this New Sea
_A group of scientists and explorers set their sights on the End of the World, an impassable and chaotic tempest beyond which no sailor has ever ventured._ _This is the first chapter of_ There Shall Be Wings_, which is my Guaranteed Novel of 2016 in...
Here there be dragons (mean ones too!)
From the logs of R. Brawne, Captain of the Othello, Somewhere over Eternus: We had heard the rumours of the fantastic wealth being found across the Vast in those wild lands we call Eternus. Unlike our homelands of Airethe, that expanse of wilderness...
"Knocking Down the Fares"
Knocking Down the Fares By E.O. Costello, © 2010 All characters in this story are © E.O. Costello "Steak and eggs for breakfast, Harry. Cookie must figure we're gonna snuff it." Dutch said this to me gloomily as I sat down across from...
The Lead Crown: Ch 7c, Proclamations (Pt 5)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 7.5, Proclamations Wiesen had never found any great joy when it came to digging in the dirt and gardening was no exception to the rule. He understood that a certain breed of man or woman found joy in tilling soil to...
The Lead Crown: Ch 5c, A Call to Arms (Pt 4)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 5-4, A Call to Arms Wiesen had plenty of experience working within a moving carriage so he had no trouble whatsoever busying himself during the long trip to Vallara. Never one to pass up the chance to put downtime...
The Lead Crown: Ch 6a, A World Apart (Pt 3)
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 6.3a, A World Apart _Gift-of-the-Earth_ remained silent at the group made its way back to the inn. _Roaring Flood_ carried both Sanmer and Kesst without trouble and _Metal-Eyes_ followed right along beside him....
Steamed
A lone shadow pads along the darkened hallways, ever closer to his destination. He creeps around corners and down corridors, feeling along the vibrating planks with his pawpads, seeking _her_. He can smell her on the heavy, humid air that rises from...
Splintered Light, Chapter 6.1: Koen Amih Ohn Rork
Splintered Light Chapter 6.1: Koen Amih Ohn Rork Early evening was a wonderful time to be on deck with little to do; Ash-Moon had discovered that on his first trip out to sea and it had held true ever since. The Jackal leaned forward against the...
The Lead Crown, Ch 6.6 Malcom
Tranquil Waters: The Lead Crown Ch 6.6 Malcom They were two days into their journey, and each step took Rhys further from civilization. Prior to joining Malcom's foray into the Tribelands, Vallara was the furthest Rhys had ever been from home... but,...
Day 3 (Rough copy)
_Alessandra DuMourier rises before dawn, slipping out of the tent to stretch and see just what the new day has to offer her. If she had any dreams they do not seem to weigh on the woman. Her coat is hung over her arm, leaving her shoulders exposed to...
Splintered Light, Chapter 6.2: Kaumaka
Splintered Light Chapter 6.2: Kaumaka Mr. Fritz's traitorous act would have been grounds for a ritual hunt had it happened among the Bone Tribe but, as Ash-Moon had come to learn all too clearly, the laws of the Stone Tribe were far different than...