slogging ever on
The following is cross-posted from the update I put on the newest public chapter on RR, because I don't even have the mental energy to write a second explanatory post today.
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2025-01-18 01:13:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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And a happy new year
Welcome to 2025, everyone!
No great urgency in this notification, I just wanted to stay in contact for transparency's sake. Last you heard from me I was taking the holiday off and planning...
2025-01-03 00:00:54 +0000 UTC View PostI wish everyone a safe, happy, and blessed holiday season
No matter what holidays you celebrate, or even if there are none, I earnestly hope it treats you well. I know things are rough for a lot of us; just remember that no matter what is going on in the...
2024-12-17 23:12:11 +0000 UTC View PostStatus Report
Hey folks! I'm here to provide an update on what's going on, what's been going on and what's about to be.
You've probably noticed the slowdown in new chapters; those who are active on my dis...
2024-10-06 02:53:33 +0000 UTC View PostAttack of the Return of the Revenge of the Brain-Eating Weevils
Hey folks.
I find myself once again at a place it seems like I've been too many times before. Specifically, the place where I recognize how many times I've been here before and what I have t...
2024-08-20 20:37:41 +0000 UTC View PostProgress update
Sorry for the long silence, everybody!
As I indicated previously, I took a break from new chapters to work on the TGAB manuscript, and that...did not go as I'd hoped. The project itself pr...
2024-08-08 21:26:15 +0000 UTC View PostH - 48: Tell Me
She should have gone to Dragonvale.
Cora’s week in Spiders Gorge had been productive; all her preparations there were laid, and should be undetectable to any passing adventurers. Nor had sh...
2024-07-16 00:52:48 +0000 UTC View PostH - 47: Living Well is the Best Revenge
“I’m sorry I kept this from you, Izayaroa.”
Kaln had rarely put so much effort into his delivery, but the stakes here were far more than just maintaining his relationship with her. He m...
2024-07-14 22:08:54 +0000 UTC View PostH - 46: The Truth Reflects Well on You
“You know Kaln as a smooth talker and a people-pleaser,” the shadow declaimed while they all pushed their will against the force of its words. “Now, I know we’re none of us on intimate<...
2024-07-12 22:27:06 +0000 UTC View PostH - 45: The Tale of Ar-Kaln Zelekhir
Kaln had lived through enough moments in his life in which everything fell apart that he was practically a connoisseur of them. To his surprise, now that this one had arrived, he found that it wasn...
2024-07-04 00:36:31 +0000 UTC View PostH - 44: You Tell Her
Kaln was not a fighter. Even in the rougher taverns he and the other scribes had sometimes frequented, he’d always been proud of his ability to talk his way out of fights with even the most drunk...
2024-06-28 00:23:00 +0000 UTC View PostH - 43: Family Are the People You Find Yourself Stuck With
The toast was actually pretty good when separated from the charcoal; Kaln found the crispy texture of twice-cooked fluffy northern bread delightful, particularly when it was used in its intended pu...
2024-06-21 21:59:26 +0000 UTC View PostHaving a rough time
Hey all, just checking in because it's been a while since I posted anything and I don't want y'all to think I disappeared or anything.
I'm having a flare-up of a long-standing dental problem ...
2024-06-17 18:18:47 +0000 UTC View PostH - 42: Do You Not Have Toast
“Good morning!”
“Hello,” Percy answered with less enthusiasm, emerging carefully into the kitchen where Kaln was making breakfast.
“Help yourself, I’m just finishing up here...
2024-06-11 23:17:57 +0000 UTC View PostH - 41: So She Would Be Safe
It did not matter how somber the mood in the palace or the city of Boisverd was—it mattered even less how the Queen suffered. There was work to be done, there was a nation dependent upon her. To ...
2024-06-07 22:21:30 +0000 UTC View PostH - 40: Why Would You Even Have Something Like That
“I didn’t say it was a long story,” she said defensively.
“No, but you said it was funny,” Kaln snapped. “Do I look amused?”
Vadaralshi twisted her head to a...
2024-06-03 22:56:18 +0000 UTC View PostH - 39: Go Easy on Him
“Yes, that sounds fine,” Emeralaphine said vaguely, waving a claw at him without looking up from her books. Kaln had never seen enchanting being done before, and the spectacle was fascinating: ...
2024-06-01 22:21:32 +0000 UTC View PostH - 38: Suck it Up
“I’m glad you’re gratified,” Kaln snapped. “And yes, I am being glib, but also genuinely. However, I asked you a question to which I need an answer!”
T...
2024-05-30 03:21:36 +0000 UTC View PostH - 37: Feel Better?
He stormed out through the front corridor, gratuitously scraping his claws against the Timestone. It was so much nicer now that it was clean. In that moment, he hated it.
Vanima...
2024-05-29 16:47:40 +0000 UTC View PostH - 36: The Simplest Thing Then Would Be to Just Kill You
“I don’t…think my life is in danger,” Perseverance said slowly, frowning, then suddenly glanced around the room and grimaced. “I mean, um, at home, not…you know. I mean…...
2024-05-28 04:03:16 +0000 UTC View PostH - 35: This is Absolutely Hideous
It was really consistent with how this day was going that he didn’t get two steps before the next interruption.
“I hope you are not considering acceding to that…insane req...
2024-05-27 03:45:42 +0000 UTC View PostH - 34: The Balls on This Girl
This was a disaster in so many obvious ways that for a second Kaln was frozen, his mind locked up as he tried to simultaneously parse everything that was definitely going to go wrong as a result of...
2024-05-25 18:35:29 +0000 UTC View PostH - 33: Something Terribly Annoying is About to Happen
The day started with a good breakfast, or in Kaln’s case, an adequate one.
He managed un-burned scrambled eggs this time; really it was just a matter of using the right amount of oil—...
2024-05-25 03:51:51 +0000 UTC View PostH - 32: It's Not Her Fault
He never approached the level of “friendly,” or even “personable,” but it was amusing how much better Shadrach the wizard behaved when under the eyes of two unimpressed elder dragons. Back ...
2024-05-19 17:34:06 +0000 UTC View PostH - 31: You Might as Well Come In
It was a surprise to Kaln how much he enjoyed flying; he’d always thought of himself as a bookish type, forced by life circumstances to go out and have physical adventures. But the thrill of it w...
2024-05-17 03:16:43 +0000 UTC View PostWell that sucked
The short version is my apartment flooded.
The slightly less short version is that I'm fine, everything is probably going to be fine, but things are going to be upended here for a little whil...
2024-05-06 21:57:25 +0000 UTC View PostH - 30: It's Less Funny When it Happens to You
The hoard of Atraximos the Dread contained some truly surprising novelties. Browsing through the contents, Kaln discovered that it should be possible for him to assemble an entire kitchen out of va...
2024-05-04 05:20:06 +0000 UTC View PostH - 29: The Second Answer is Portal Magic
Izayaroa snorted in such intense exasperation that she produced a puff of flame. Vadaralshi immediately mimicked the gesture, and then before she had the chance to evade, Tiavathyris grabbed her ri...
2024-05-01 00:04:16 +0000 UTC View PostH - 28: A Whole Different Pair of Pants
“Hold tight, Kaln.”
“I see her.”
That was one inaccuracy per sentence; he actually couldn’t see her as such, but he was keenly aware of the presence of another d...
2024-04-29 01:56:05 +0000 UTC View PostH - 27: The Affairs of Dragons
“They have departed the city?”
“As of an hour ago, your Majesty,” Clarent answered, seating himself at the conference table. “In precisely the manner I predicted. As such, there are...
2024-04-27 18:08:56 +0000 UTC View Post