A knock on the his door woke Jeremy early the next day. Now accustomed to the presence of evertorches, he raised the cover off the one in his bedroom and dressed while bathed it’s warm light. He then opened the door to join the others and found Ami coming down the hall towards his room….
Tag: Fantasy
Unpacking The Plan
This post explores yesterday’s “Fiction Tuesday” post, The Plan. The teen shows up Jeremy’s character has been bugging me for a few posts now. He is a “lad,” as Walter calls him – probably around 16 years old. Jeremy just seemed too passive to me. This could have something to do a sense of unease…
Fiction Tuesday – The Plan
Jeremy spun on Ama, not at all happy with Walter’s revelation. “You planned this?” Ama was slightly taken aback by Jeremy’s outburst, but it was Walter who replied. “Whoa, lad, settle down. It’s ok.” “No, Walter, it’s not!” Jeremy shouted out as he began walking away from the council building. “You both knew that the…
Unpacking Uncovered
I’ve really been enjoying writing Welcome to the Valleys in serial form as my Tuesday posts. I write the posts on Monday, my day off, and schedule them to go live on Tuesday mornings. People seem to like the story thus far, and I’ve wanted to explore the tale a bit more during the week….
Fiction Tuesday – Uncovered
Jeremy remained in silent shock. What Ama and Walter had told him about people wanting to use him for their own ends stoked in him a fire of fear. Minister Kalson, taking notice of Jeremy’s growing discomfort, raised a reassuring hand to the youth. “You have nothing to fear from this council, Jeremy. I assure…
Fiction Tuesday – Perception
Ama led the two men through the streets of Water Gap, finally guiding them to a large, but otherwise unadorned building. “Here we are, Jeremy, the Council Hall of Water Gap.” Jeremy was unimpressed with the site. “This is the Council Hall? It looks so plain!” Walter grumped. “I see you’ve got a bit of…
