Monsters and Maidens (165 to 171)
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2022-01-21 11:08:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Previous to my heart operation, I had built up the habit of posting short, self-contained stories. This unfortunately became non viable due to my health and family situation, so I had ended up dropping them entirely.
There had been some half-hearted (badumts) attempts to come back to them, but things never appeared to align properly. Fortunately, circumstances have changed somewhat, and I've opted to take the chance to start something larger.
So I will be taking it as the chance t...
2022-01-20 14:05:07 +0000 UTC View PostBecause of recent developments in my health and family situation, I have suspended billing for the month of February.
I will continue making posts during January (7th, 14th, and 21st) because I thankfully have a backlog to chew through, but will take February off so I can get back on my feet (thus the suspended billing for that month).
Thanks for the support and understanding.
2022-01-06 17:45:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year everyone!
Picture commissioned to the awesome Purga for Dia in her uniform back during her first meetings with Rick.
Hope you enjoy, and see you all next week with more story!
2021-12-31 20:14:29 +0000 UTC View PostMerry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! Hope you enjoy!
Mark woke with a start. He’d been feeling a soothing warmth all around him when his mind had finally...
2021-12-24 18:31:08 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the official ending of Volume 2 for Rick's part of the equation, Barry and Mark's to follow (with a dash of Alice).
Anyway, here are the chapters! Hope you enjoy!
And if you're enjoying the story t...
2021-11-12 17:40:37 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a bit of an emergency. The Brye/Barry/Mark chapters I'd been planning to post were shifted around, pushed them ahead, and had to finish writing up these chapters in a bit of a rush.
Good thing I had a ...
2021-11-05 18:36:33 +0000 UTC View PostPrison
Chapters 092-098 Teaser:
Brye nodded. “This is our best chance to get him out of here.”
“Shit.” A grimace. “Do you have a pla... 2021-10-29 17:48:11 +0000 UTC View Post
We all have inner demons.
Chapters 085-091 Teaser:
“You’ve bought yourself five more seconds. Duck into the street to the right.<... 2021-10-22 14:58:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Things are moving, but a storm is brewing.
Chapters 078-084 Teaser:
“You killed me,” Charlie spoke, pale blue lips curled into an emotionless mask. May, next to... 2021-10-15 15:34:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Things happen, situations develop, information, context, world building! (finally!)
Chapters 071-077 Teaser:
“You trust this weakling?”
... 2021-10-08 20:21:31 +0000 UTC View Post
And so starts Volume 2!
Hope you guys are enjoying the story so far!
Volume 2. 064-070 Teaser:
There was a soft milky flavor to it, with a to... 2021-10-01 17:34:21 +0000 UTC View Post
And so ends Volume 1.
No plans for interruptions, Volume 2 starts next week!
Thank you guys for sticking around and helping me get this far!
Volume 2. 057-063 Teas...
2021-09-24 11:58:59 +0000 UTC View PostOh no.
Chapters 050-056 Teaser:
With the water all around her, and the sound of the storm dwelling up above, Alice turned to look at the sky. Lightning flashed in the sky, and... 2021-09-16 22:23:56 +0000 UTC View Post
When it rains it pours...
Chapters 043-049 Teaser:
“Who’s he?”
The hunk of metal she wielded was almost over a meter lon... 2021-09-10 19:06:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Barry!
Chapters 036-042 Teaser:
Monica was growling at the farm, not moving as her hand clenched Rick’s tight enough to be rather uncomfortable. The human had to take a mome... 2021-09-03 17:55:45 +0000 UTC View Post
The forest opens up, secrets revealed, things get hot.
Chapters 029-035 Teaser:
AWWWOOOOOOOO
All three of them shuddered as they heard the sou... 2021-08-27 19:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post
They get going, progress is slow but steady.
Chapters 022-028 Teaser:
With a gasp, Monica pulled back. Her cheeks were flushed and her lips fixed in a smile. “Chuwoc,” she... 2021-08-20 19:32:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Things move forward, and we get a sneak peek at the other characters.
Chapters 015-021 Teaser:
“Um… everyone?”
Tomas’ tone drew the others to follow his finger up above. A shadow was moving through the forest, bouncing it... 2021-08-20 19:32:00 +0000 UTC View Post
[NEXT]
This is it, the final version of Rick story.
3rd PoV and it will have multiple protagonists, properly this time. It will allow us to explore more of the setting and the characters. And I'm tackling some of the pacing/plot issues that the first had.
I am using everything I've been learning these past few months to improve on characters and story, so expect some minor changes in charac...
2021-08-20 19:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostAnd that's all folks!
Here is the Public Access Repository (Google Drive) of all the chapters, from start to now, both in digital doc as well as epub (Though if that is too uncomfortable, I won't be deleting the ones I posted over at Scribblehub and 2021-08-20 19:29:59 +0000 UTC View Post