The days following John’s introduction were quiet. People in town were still getting a feel for what they could get away with now that a new authority figure had arrived.
John ignored most of the minutia of everyday life within Ember Creek. While it was important to establish a rapport wi...
2024-04-24 23:51:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few weeks were much the same for Alexander. His only customer was the same guy from before. At first, he didn’t mind. Work was work and he was still making money, even if it wasn’t much.
But after the man came in for the sixth time with a completely different component, Alexand...
2024-04-23 23:50:48 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a strange feeling knowing he was free. Sure it had taken over two years, but it had come far faster than Alexander had predicted or even planned for. The fact that he hadn’t foreseen this possibility was a good reminder that he was still out of his depth in this new reality.
He bar...
2024-04-23 00:37:35 +0000 UTC View Post“Now what?” Deputy Seline asked.
“Now you go back to the jail and wait for our illustrious Sherrif to come around.”
“Are you sure? Aren’t you worried about what Pappy Klein will do after what you did to Big D?”
John stopped, almost causing the Deputy to run into hi...
2024-04-22 00:13:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhat is your name, Deputy?” John asked as the pair walked through the town.
“Seline, Mr. Smith.”
“Call me John. Tell me, Seline, what are the major issues you deal with here?”
“Mostly the occasional drunk or fight. Usually, those two go together.”
“What els...
2024-04-21 23:53:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe nervous foreman led John to a wrought-iron fenced-in two-story house. The fenced-in area around the house wasn’t large, but it was telling. Especially since no other house in town sported a similar design element. He looked up at the iron arch over the padlocked gate. It read ‘Novarez Est...
2024-04-21 00:43:43 +0000 UTC View PostAs John approached the broken train car, he got a few odd looks from the people milling around outside. It seems people had been curious about what he was up to. The only person to approach him was the same worker from before.
As soon as the older man spotted the full box of dynamite John w...
2024-04-21 00:21:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter his eventful delivery on the fifth ring, a few weeks went by in blissful peace, where Alexander’s only concern was reading more technical documents and moving about scrap along with other deliveries. Not that he minded. The work was dull, sure, but every day brought him closer to his goal...
2024-04-20 00:08:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Got some temporary covers for when both books go live on RR. Let me know what you think.
2024-04-19 11:49:06 +0000 UTC View PostLOCATION: PETROV STATION
SYSTEM: GLIESE 667
DATE: 2397
The days kind of just blurred into one another for Alexander. At least he wasn’t still stuck as a passenger inside his own body. Not that he told anyone of his ability to act independently, especially not Yuri. With his si...
2024-04-19 01:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time John walked back to the train, most of the people who had fled into the surrounding forest had made it back. Quite a few of those were milling around outside discussing something.
A few gazes came his way but the people quickly averted their eyes.
That was fine with him, h...
2024-04-18 01:17:16 +0000 UTC View PostJohn was trying to read a book when he was rudely interrupted by the whistle of the train and the shouts of panic from the other passengers.
He wasn’t the smartest man around but it didn’t take a genius to figure out the train was getting robbed. He sighed and closed the book before gla...
2024-04-17 01:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostLOCATION: PETROV STATION
SYSTEM: GLIESE 667
DATE: UNKNOWN
Alexander stared at the lights and soon another image flashed by. He noted it and mentally started counting the seconds. He wasn’t sure if his sense of time was accurate in this place, but he got to the count of ten whe...
2024-04-15 23:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1
LOCATION: PETROV STATION
SYSTEM: GLIESE 667
DATE: 2392
The aging recycler smiled and stood from his chair to greet his newest customer. “Viktor! It’s been far too long. I don’t see Svetlana around. Has she finally wised ...
2024-04-15 00:53:03 +0000 UTC View PostCale Dawkins watched the horizon through a looking glass as he chewed on the tough jerky in his mouth. He wanted to savor the flavor because it was the last of their meat. If this job didn’t pan out, it was back to hard tack until they made a profit. Hopefully, his employers' information on thi...
2024-04-13 17:02:29 +0000 UTC View PostJohn quickly buttoned his shirt, then threw on a grey pinstripe vest over it. It took him a moment to tuck the tie in behind the vest but he took the time to make it look good even though he was in a hurry.
A courier had stopped by over half an hour ago to let him know the boss wanted to sp...
2024-04-12 22:28:44 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone. I know it’s been a while, but the wait is almost over. Before we get to that, some changes.
The first change some of you might notice is I have gotten rid of the $3 tier. As much as I would like to continue offering it, Patreon’s fees make it unfeasible. So if you are on...
2024-04-06 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAlrighty! It is time to help me decide which new series to focus on. My goal is to write both of these concurrently, but one will take precedence over the other. The first two chapters in the rough draft are attached below. But first a bit of information on each one.
Book 1: Sci-Fi series. ...
2024-02-17 23:48:12 +0000 UTC View PostMany of you asked what happened to everyone else, so here it is, Enjoy.
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“How is she?” Eugene asked as soon as Nolia stepped outside the bedroom.
She turned toward the door before motioning...
2024-02-11 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Soo, slow down,” Ranthall called.
Soo grumbled under his breath. “We have hardly begun this expedition, Ranthall. How do you expect us to complete it if every five minutes, you expect us to stop and have tea?”
The Raigen family retainer bristled at his w...
2024-01-31 13:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNorman whirled around, trying to find the source of the voice. But there was nothing except the chain of planets.
Then he tried to respond, only to realize he had no mouth. Then it dawned on him that he didn’t have a body at all. How was he even perceiving this place without ey...
2024-01-31 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“You have no idea what you are dealing with. If you unleash that amount of energy, it could be catastrophic,” Norman tried to reason with the man.
“More catastrophic than the end of the world? I don’t think so. But either way, I won’t be here to witness the aftermath. If it fails,...
2024-01-29 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe Admiral shook his hand before motioning for Norman to take a seat. “Sorry for asking you to come all this way. I know it’s a hassle with the expansion. But I thought this was better done in person. How’s the family by the way?”
The Admiral looked to have aged twenty years in the...
2024-01-26 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“This is the last one?” Norman asked.
Saliu flipped the page on the clipboard he was holding and scanned down it with his finger before tapping it. “Yes, this is the last one we are scheduled to build.”
He wanted to sigh in relief, but he restrained himself. It had been a roug...
2024-01-24 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNorman appeared in the middle of a small copse of trees. He looked around and found a helpful sign pointing in the direction of the array. He sighed and tromped forward. This was the seventh array he had visited and four of the previous ones needed to be fixed due to earthquake damage. One even h...
2024-01-22 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe workers went about laying out the array with rapid but precise movements. It wasn’t the first time they had done it, not even close. Norman had lost track of how many arrays his people had set up over the last three months.
He wasn’t even sure where he was at the moment, or at least...
2024-01-19 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Drop your gun and go stand over by your sister, and don’t try anything dumb. I have no reason to keep you alive.” Toby glared at Norman but put his gun down and slowly walked over to his sister.
Anna grabbed onto her brother's arm like a drowning woman as she too glared at him. At le...
2024-01-15 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe much smaller group stepped through the portal. It was quite a bit different than using a teleporter. With a teleporter, you didn’t experience the time between points, but you did feel the after-effects. At least with the crude ones Normenia was able to produce.
With the portal, it fel...
2024-01-12 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNorman stepped out of the stairwell into what felt like the icy fingers of death itself. That was pure hyperbole, he had died enough times to know what death felt like.
The creeping cold crackled against the enchantments in his armor, the magic not managing to harm him. Yet he still felt th...
2024-01-10 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs Eugene waited outside the conference room, he occasionally heard someone cry or beg to be let go from the other side. He did his best to ignore what was going on behind the doors as he orchestrated the rest of their forces in California.
A few runners came and went as he handed out updat...
2024-01-08 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post