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Irwin's Journey chapter 1: It’s never what you want

Irwin ran as fast as his thin, wobbly legs could carry him through town. As much as he tried to dodge the puddles from last night's storm, his feet kept finding them, splashing more and more gunk o...

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INFO: NaNoWriMo 2022

So, I totally forgot to put this message up sooner, so a day before it starts: 

I will, as I have for the last four years, participate in the NaNoWriMo this year! I still don't know exac...

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Carbon Copy 8 - Pleasant and unpleasant suprises

Dan was much slower on his return trip to the clearing, stopping each time he heard a branch snap or saw something move. The fact that he ignored the path he had made when he barged through didn't ...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 34: Competition

Two days after he had managed to kill three of the terror birds, Mason was hiding on the beach of terror bird island once again. With a full stomach and mostly healed wounds, his mood had vastly im...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 33: Lonely volcano

When, in the early morning, they finally arrived at the giant tree, Jake was carrying four Kobolds on his back and barely able to feel his legs.

The journey through the jungle was even more d...

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Carbon Copy 7 - Hard lessons

An hour after leaving the cave with the two young Goblins, Dan was crouching below a broken tree branch, staring at a patch of forest with brown and shriveled trees. A host of black beetles crawled...

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rework] Minglings - chapter 32: Troubles abound

The sun rose slowly in the sky, lighting up over the jungle, as Jake stared at the distant horizon from his perch atop the immense tree. Tir and Ter weren't with him but still sleeping with Emma in...

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rework] Minglings - chapter 31: Against the clock

Jake lay curled up against the trunk of the giant tree, enjoying his calm mind and full stomach. The soft wind blew around his body and caused the leaves to rustle. Inside the coil of his tail lay ...

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Carbon Copy 6 - New friends

Dan walked out of the treeline and into the swampy area, every muscle in his body aching. In front of the cave-riddled hill, he saw a few of the Goblins asleep on the ground. Of course, there wasn'...

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rework] Minglings - chapter 30: Hunger

A small group of Kobolds followed a bull-sized dragon through the jungle. It was starting to go dark, and they were moving at a deliberate, careful pace. Rushing would only get them into trouble no...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 29: Regrouping

"You're such a cutie!" Sandra purred as she pulled Tir closer to her chest, stroking the small lizard's head.

Mason was staring at her a few steps away, slack-jawed and wide-eyed, Ter squirmi...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 28: In the nick of time

Jake's heart skipped a beat at the idea of Mason fighting a horde of Goblins all alone. Then his mind went into overdrive. He glanced at Bolyr, who nodded. "Go!"

Jake had no time to be surpri...

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Carbon Copy 5 - Karma

Dan woke the following day from soft poking in his chest and shoulder and groggily opened his eyes. Six pairs of green eyes stared back at him.

What the?

Startled, he scrambled...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 27: Familiar faces

Jake circled again, staring at the small Antari Kobold town far below. It surprised him how close to the sea it seemed from up here. When they fled, it had appeared so far from the coast.

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Carbon Copy 4 - Fixing small problems in big ways

The sound of shouting Goblin babies woke Dan, and he stretched. The familiar ache of well-trained muscles brought a smile to his face. It had been almost ten years since he last felt it this well. ...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 26: Guerilla tactics

Jake tried to keep any thoughts out of his mind as he continued forward. The sun was a red orb, sinking in the water in front of him, turning everything ruddy and reminding him of blood. Angry, he ...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 25: A strange meeting

It took Jake an hour of slowly hovering above the coastline to find his target. The last remaining giant serpent lay coiled on a partially submerged rock in the sea close to the shore. Its green sc...

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Carbon Copy 3 - A new body

The first thing Dan felt when he woke up was that someone was pulling his arm. Then he noticed his back dragging across the ground and heard soft grunting noises. What was going on? Slowly the memo...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 24: Conflicting desires

Mason hid further in the green bush, holding his breath as the group of goblins moved past him. They were quiet and alert, spears at the ready, and Mason knew if they found him, he might not be abl...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 23: Back from whence we came

Jake forced himself to slow down as soon as he was out of sight of the others. If he wasn't careful, he might swim into something nasty that wanted to eat him. Taking deep breaths of salty sea wate...

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Choosing the next story!

Hey guys! Well, so far I've had six reactions to the three choices, most through Discord. 

Votes:

Carbon Copy: 4 !winner!

Essence Programming: 2

Two li...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 22: Inner turmoil

Jake shot through the dark water like a rocket, leaving a trail of tiny bubbles that quickly dissipated. Some curious fish hightailed it out of his way, but he ignored them. Two shadows stood beyon...

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Two lives left: chapter 2

Coby stumbled two steps as he fell a bit on a narrow strip of land beside a seedy, stinking swamp. The sounds of the city around him were gone, replaced by an eerie groaning of skeletal black trees...

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Two lives left: chapter 1

Damnit, they changed a lot, Coby thought as he read through the crisp black letters that covered the ancient-looking scroll hovering in front of him. Behind it, the frozen world looked alm...

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Two lives left: Prologue

A tiny galaxy in the Tenzrin universe

"No!"

The single crisp word caused a dozen asteroids that floated around to disintegrate, but the massive purplish cloud ...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 21: Change of plans

Jake gazed into the distance, barely noticing the unfinished town below as Gria's story slowly replayed in his mind. Around him, most of the native Kobolds had left. Only the muttering of a few peo...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 20: Grumpy old lizard

Jake quietly walked at the back of the line that followed Bolyr through the jungle. Tergin was beside him, having arrived beside Bolyr to pick them up. He hadn't said much and had signaled Jake to ...

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Surprise info on NBB1

Wait, NBB1? well yes! Jeremy Frazier has started recording the audio book for NBB1 the wasteland! 

I'm incredibly excited, and can't wait for it to be finished! To celebrate I'm having n...

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[rework] Minglings - chapter 19: Indecent proposal

Mason kicked at the sand as he gazed out over the sea. If only he hadn't promised Sandra that he would wait a day for Jake to return! The sun was only just over its highest point, meaning he had ha...

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Carbon Copy 2 - The old world

Only a day had gone by when the darkness left the solar system, but the warm sunlight shining on earth illuminated a different world. Where there had once been cities, towns, and roads, now large s...

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