There were hurdles to clear, of course, before any good dungeon delve could begin. It wouldn’t be daily life on Earth if there wasn’t a whole host of petty injustices between an objective and the righteous. Or, in this case, the easily amused.
As it turned out, ...
2019-09-26 20:53:56 +0000 UTC View Post
James came home to an unusually empty apartment, considering it was 4AM the day after a dungeon opening.
When he walked in, the lights were out. Bedroom doors were closed, and he swore he could hear light snoring from the room he shared with his partners. If Rufus o...
2019-09-26 20:52:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Eleanor Elias Chase sat in the passenger seat of a semi truck cab, and wondered how the fuck her life had gotten to this point.
She was tired. Exhausted. So sleepy at this point that the dark highway outside and the rocking of the vehicle as it powered through the c...
2019-09-26 20:49:38 +0000 UTC View Post
“So, I’ve got this friend.” James sat on a tan leather couch, surrounded by comfortable pillows and a couple stuffed animals. Through the two boxy windows, sunlight streamed in, tinted green from the leafy trees waving in the gentle summer breeze outside. “O...
2019-09-26 20:49:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The first thing James did after stepping off the airplane was to almost trip over a child. The *second* thing he did, sore, ears filled with the muffled sound of rushing water, tired, and absolutely prepared to just kick the next toddler that ambled in front of his path, was to...
2019-09-26 20:47:49 +0000 UTC View PostAnd we're off.
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The car rolled through an arid, dusty desert. James was fuming while Alanna was rocking out to whatever James had playing through the radio. It was, all things considered, exactly what their last few weeks had been leading to all along. 2019-09-26 20:46:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
Just a couple quick notes today. First off, I've switched this Patreon over to up-front payments for pledges. This may have some mild changes to pay dates, but all tooltips being accurate, shouldn't be any different for anyone already pledging.
Second off, th...
2019-09-21 05:22:19 +0000 UTC View PostFor many of you, this post won't make much sense. Most of what happens on this Patreon is fiction writing, and this brief diversion into board game things, no matter how much fiction writing is in them, may seem alien. Bad news, though; you may see more of this in the future. Un...
2019-09-05 23:53:30 +0000 UTC View PostThree years since the last uptime.
My father told me, when last we spoke, that I should never make room in my life for fear. "Fear," he said "constrains us. Limits us. When we fear, we make ourselves smaller, Abby. When others fear, though, they make the *...
2019-09-02 03:22:20 +0000 UTC View PostJust a little something I wrote while trapped in a car yesterday.
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"Seems kinda weird, I guess?"
The princess frowned. It was a very princess frown; the kind of expression that courtly tutors could never truly teach, the kind that a good queen...
2019-08-26 02:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostI decided I liked how this sounded enough to share how it sounded with everyone.
2019-07-11 16:56:37 +0000 UTC View PostDrone AC-37 was not the first to bear its designation.
It was a fully autonomous networked scout drone. Perfectly combat capable, with a suspected lifespan of an entire three seconds against a main battle unit. That was an eternity compared to some of its lesser breth...
2019-07-11 16:31:29 +0000 UTC View PostDid you know that I have another fiction? I do! I haven't been posting it here previously, because I'm kinda bad at this whole "online presence" thing, but I'm going to start doing so now, as I work on it in parallel to the next book of TDG.
Trivia fact: this story was originall...
2019-06-19 08:55:43 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, I've been radio silent for a little too long. Time for a brief update.
As of today, I've begun writing book two for the Daily Grind. I'm waffling between calling it something like Road to Predation, or Giant Rat Race, or just sticking with "Daily Grind, Book Two". ...
2019-06-17 00:38:18 +0000 UTC View PostAlright, NOW it's done.
Seriously, guys, this whole book thing has been a wild fucking ride. And I'm glad I got to share it with everyone.
Next week will be an open Q&A for anyone who has questions on... well, *anything*, really. Though to answer a few of them early, y...
2019-05-01 00:47:01 +0000 UTC View Post*Screams in writer*
This may come as a s
Short one this week. I really am trying to keep to the one-a-week thing, but I just got a new job, and it's exhausting. I'm really starting to empathize with the characters that haven't gotten to sleep for ten chapters.
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“This is fucking brilliant.” &...
2019-04-09 04:06:57 +0000 UTC View PostApril Fool's, have a chapter.
It's come to my attention that I've been writing a lot less lately. I'm gonna try to do better, but I can't make promises. I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone that keeps throwing me a couple bucks anyway. You guys really do help m...
2019-04-01 08:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I climbed along the Great Web, guided by my new friend.
“It's a pretty long term task.” He was telling me. “But it gives us something to do. Lotta rules don't apply here, ken? We don't age anymore, and the kids need something to keep from get...
2019-03-27 22:30:36 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the next chapter. This was originally going to be about a thousand words, and done several days ago, but then I figured that it would flow a bit better to just have these separate 'parts' in one big brick of text. I hope that's okay with everyone, and I do think it led to a bet...
2019-03-23 00:28:03 +0000 UTC View PostNice.
Two things to cover here. One, holy shit, thank you all so much. I know I say this a lot, but support from you guys has really kept me motivated to keep writing through to the finish. I'm still not the best at keeping up a release schedule or knowing how to properly ...
2019-03-12 11:06:48 +0000 UTC View PostJust a little thing that caught my imagination.
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Thirteen and a half years ago, my dad went out the the store. He said it was for milk, it was actually for a pack of smokes, none of that is super relevant.
Six months ago, he c...
2019-03-08 22:15:55 +0000 UTC View PostThis one took a while. It turns out, life stress makes writing hard. Who knew? I'd like to promise that I'll be able to do more, soon, but honestly, we'll just have to see.
Anyway, here's a chapter! I quite like how this one turned out; just a quiet moment aft...
Two chapters, in the same month? What is this madness?
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“I have a plan.” James whispered to Alanna.
The two of them were seated near the end of the table, in chairs that were elegantly shaped, plushly padded, and somehow impossibly uncomfortab...
2019-02-09 04:55:20 +0000 UTC View PostI have rewritten the second half of this three time. I still don't like it. This is the first time I've actively hated what I was writing. So, I'm going to cut it here, because my time isn't infinite, and because I want to just get it down and move forward with the story.
Here's something I've been wanting to write for a while. I think... I got it right. I don't know. I hope you enjoy it, though.
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The small bell over the door chimed, clean and bright, alerting the humans inside to a new visitor. A burst of ho...
2019-01-24 19:07:55 +0000 UTC View PostOne more push.
I stayed up until 8 AM to finish writing this. I know how James feels.
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Turns out, Dave hadn’t been lying about only needing a little sleep, much to James’ surprise. When he nudged the shorter guy awake with his foot, Dave had sna...
2019-01-03 15:51:41 +0000 UTC View PostI'm not dead yet!
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No one was happy.
James snarled as he caught a projected strip of tape. Twisting his wrist around and gripping a handful of it, he yanked the thing it was attached to off its perch. The tape dispenser hit the ground with a grindin...
2018-12-27 06:06:30 +0000 UTC View PostJust a little something I wrote from a quick inspiration. Turns out the prompt did it's job, and prompted me.
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"Why isn't the acid bath working?!" I shouted at my personal assistant.
My personal assistant was Lucifer, the Morningstar, First Among The Fallen, ...
2018-12-18 14:52:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone
It's been a while since I've posted anything, and I just wanted to give a small update on what's been going on. Mostly, I've been doing non-creative stuff, like starting a new job or getting my car repaired. Those mundane, kinda crappy things, that let me keep the lights...
2018-12-10 11:40:55 +0000 UTC View Post