Stable Love #1
This was the second serial of 2017 for the jackalope serial company. i...might be a little behind in posting these things publicly. ;) if you're interested in quality serialized fiction like this, go ahead and give it a try!
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 40
40 He'd see it occasionally, leaping through the mist, running through the underbrush, weaving its way between the trees. Sometimes it would stop and wait for him before darting on again. The scratches on its back were completely gone now. They...
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 36
36 Ander thought he would surely black out again, but he didn't. Maybe he was in too much pain to black out, if that even made sense. Lying on the ground, he knew the wound in his chest was bleeding again. The blood was warm, but the morning air was...
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 41
41 _Enka_. _It wasn't enough. It wasn't nearly enough. There was something missing, something vitally important, but I couldn't figure out what..._ That's what Father had said back in his tent. Before... before everything. Looking at it now, Ander...
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 26
26 Nothing happened for a long, long time. There was no noise save for the crackling of the fire and the sound of breathing. Ander was afraid to move, or even to open his eyes. He was afraid that, if he tried, he would find that he was incapable of...
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 1
Chapter 3 Life 1 A change comes over the woods at dusk. The birds stop chirping, the rustling of the small animals in the underbrush cease. As the shadows grow long and the infinite golden blades of the setting sun pierce the canopy, all life...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 29
* * * this has been the 29th subchapter in my serial novel, "ander". if you enjoyed it, please help keep my face un-mauled by irritable ostriches by dropping me a donation. thank you!
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 56
56 "Tell him, Valery! Tell him what you really want! Then you and me and Vallah, the three of us can be together forever." She was so warm against his belly. Maybe even warmer than the glow of the waning fire. He could feel her every breath and...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 68
68 There was no light save for the pale glow of the moon. No flicker of orange flames shining through the gaps in the trees, no beacon to guide him. He was sure they would have made a fire by now, but there was nothing, only emptiness. All the colour...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 75
75 There was a giant pit dug at the base of the Cora statue, at least two Wolves wide; a gaping, crumbling hole. There were wooden stakes planted all around the edge, anchoring dozens of chains that fed into the shadowy depths like spokes on a...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 74
74 It was the longest, most tiring journey of his life. The sun had already started to crest the mountain by the time they finally made it back home. The gate swung open with a groan, scraping the ground clear of snow. It made a shape like a pair of...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 81
81 Nilia's muscles ached and her lungs burned with every inhale. She was cold and tired, but the weight on her back was a constant reminder not to slow down. She could feel his blood running down her spine, the smell of it so thick and cloying she...