Relaunch Dagger of Deception

Oct. 5th, 2026 06:49 pm
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New Cover (2026) of Dagger of DeceptionI'm planning a complete overhaul of the (for now) two books of the Rahendo & Ryhunzo Medieval Mysteries.

This means thorough editing, on all levels, of the texts, new covers, and illustrations. I hope to publish the new edition around the middle of November 2026.

As an appetizer, here is a preliminary draft of the new cover. This should also give you an idea of the in-text illustrations, although those will be in pen drawings.

vignettes

Oct. 4th, 2026 10:59 am
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This week's prompt is:
clammy 🌫️

Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term. Any (G or PG) definition of the word can be used.
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They are the elite unit of the Northern Army, and their power is growing. But what they need is more than power: they need wisdom. ¶ Novella chapter: 3,364 words. ¶ Tags: historical fantasy, soldiers, comradeship, ethics. ¶ Serialized chapters and permalink.

CHAPTER TWO

The Dominion of Arpesh, two years after the beginning of the Marcadian rebellion.

The home camp was full of cries and screams and, most of all, laughter.

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ah outlining

Oct. 1st, 2026 11:28 pm
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When a character keeps on having more things happening to him the evening of his arrival -- and what I want is what happens the next day 
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The Night Watch


SERIAL FICTION

September's serial fiction. Look for the entries labelled "FIC."

The Night Watch (Empty Dagger Hand side story).

They are the elite unit of the Northern Army, and their power is growing. But what they need is more than power: they need wisdom.

Xylon is the conscience of the Home Division Patrol. Everyone says so. But when his conscience fails him, Xylon must find the courage to help his fellow patrol guards through the worst crisis that the Great Peninsula has ever faced.

Serializing novella. ¶ Tags: historical fantasy, soldiers, comradeship, ethics. ¶ Permalink.


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I'm publishing again!

Sep. 28th, 2026 04:54 pm
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And you can pre-order if you want the ebook!

Details here:
https://writingandreflections.substack.com/p/its-coming-its-coming-2f7

vignettes

Sep. 27th, 2026 10:57 am
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This week's prompt is:
cool 🌬️

Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term. Any (G or PG) definition of the word can be used.
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They are the elite unit of the Northern Army, and their power is growing. But what they need is more than power: they need wisdom. ¶ Novella chapter: 5,291 words. ¶ Tags: historical fantasy, soldiers, comradeship, ethics. ¶ Serialized chapters and permalink.

The Night Watch #2
FALL

CHAPTER ONE

Southern Koretia, sixteen years after the beginning of the Marcadian rebellion.

There were eight of them left by the time they broke into Koretia's palace.

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This is a brief introduction to most of the Spooky Season material I’ll be posting this year. Every year, I try to post a few things around this time to help myself and, hopefully, others, get into the mood for the season. I used to do that mostly on Facebook, but that site has gotten weird about everything. For the time being, I’m calling it Cozy Horror, but if there’s a label you feel is more appropriate, please let me know.

"Excerpts from the Flintworth Paranormal Society" is an exercise in what I suppose could be labeled as Epistolary Fiction. It’ll mostly be presented in a message board post format or field reports. If you were following me on Facebook between 2019 and 2023, a portion of this material will look familiar.

To start with, we have a Flintworth Paranormal Forum thread about Molly Parker.

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Kentucky Folktales

Sep. 21st, 2026 09:20 pm
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Kentucky Folktales: Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies by Mary Hamilton

A number of tales, from legends to fairy tales, including several variants of most and explaining how she, as a story-teller, retells them, and how others retell them.

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