Unpacking Damp and Shivering

This section was very much a transition to launch the characters toward The Ravine. I promise, next Tuesday we’ll catch our first glimpse of the city. Still, during the transition I wanted to do some character development of Jeremy and further explore the divide between Riverside and The Ravine. Let’s unpack. Jeremy gets the shivers…

Fiction Tuesday – Damp and Shivering

Today returns me to my non-NaNoWriMo schedule. By wonderful happenstance, however, this means I shift gears on Fiction Tuesday! If you’d like to catch up on this story, Welcome to the Valleys, the first section can be found at this link The group walked along in silence for some time as the rain continued to…

Unpacking a Nightime Stroll

I’ve been wanting to return to my “unpacking” posts ever since NaNoWriMo ended, but just haven’t had the time or energy. I finally have some time to breathe, so today “unpacking” returns. A lot has gone on in the journey since I last worked with a segment like this, but this final turn toward The…

Fiction Tuesday – A Walk in the Dark

Today is Fiction Tuesday! If you’d like to catch up on this story, Welcome to the Valleys, the first section can be found at this link The Riverside guard, Steve, led their party through several back alleys and short streets on the way to their animals. Between the mist of the rain and the sharp…

A Holiday Haiku

The holidays come Parties, full schedules, travel Is it over yet? I don’t make it much of a secret that the “Holiday Season” is not my favorite time of the year. The sardonic way Christians go about “keeping Christ in Christmas” is part of my reasoning for this. If I have one more Christian tell…

Fiction Tuesday – Night Flight

Fiction Tuesday joins a story already in progress. If you’d like to catch up on Welcome to the Valleys, the first section can be found at this link Ama turned to the party, “Do as he says. Go and grab your packs.” Everyone but Kaitlyn stood up and followed her instruction. Michal stepped past Walter…