This week’s portion of the narrative had to be split into two parts. “Breath” officially begins the finally chapter of Welcome To The Valleys, and “Intruding End” forces us to say goodbye to a major character. Needless to say, these are important events. We’ll unpack both sections today. Breath The Retreats Anyone who has ever…
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When Characters Die
Thoughout much the course of Welcome to The Valleys it’s been my practice to post the continuation of the narrative on Tuesday and follow up with my “unpacking” on Wednesday. This week was different. This week a character died. The ending of “Intruding End” was supposed to happen on Tuesday, but I found myself running…
Fiction Tuesday on Wednesday – Intruding End
Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link By the time Jeremy was shaken from his slumber the following morning, the fire in the stove had all but gone out. As he stretched and sighed he could see…
Fiction Tuesday – The Breath
Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link It didn’t take long for the company to open the largest of the bunkhouses at the Retreats and unload their animals. After their gear had been transferred Walter and Michael…
Unpacking Retreat
At just over 2300 words, yesterday’s passage is actually the longest section in the entire story of Welcome to the Valleys. Some interesting things happen as the party finally reaches the edge of settled lands. Let’s unpack. Noticed Walter is right about the Seekers and politicians of Woodhall knowing he’s not going out to the…
Fiction Tuesday – Retreat
Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link The group remained in Woodhall for three days as Walter worked with the local council to finish procuring their supplies. “Really, Walter, I think you have more than enough to…
Painfully Hopeful 