The Shattered Ones Excerpt

Twilight came to the valley with a dusty purple sky, thunderheads illuminated in the distance by occasional flashes of lightning. My shift long over, I sat out under a desert willow, recorder balanced on the cast-concrete bench next to me. Deadeye’s German accent drifted from the device into the evening air as I transcribed my... Continue Reading →

Guardian’s Oath Excerpt

The princess’s first understanding of the matter came after a playfellow’s innocent question: “Why don’t you have any cousins?” Her nurse, upon the repetition of the question that evening, cupped her charge’s face in her soft hand and stared into the princess’s eyes for a long moment. It was difficult, explaining the weight of it... Continue Reading →

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